Matucana tuberculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Matucana |
| Species: | M. tuberculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen 1978
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Matucana tuberculata is a species of Matucana found in Peru.[2]
Description[edit]
Matucana tuberculata grows with globular to ovate, bright green shoots that usually branch out from the base or above and reaches heights of growth of up to 10 centimeters with a diameter of 4 to 7 centimeters. There are 14 to 18 broad straight or slightly twisted ribs articulated in conical protuberances. The straight spines are white to yellow. The one to four central spines have a darker tip and are 1 to 2 inches long. The eight to twelve radial spines reach a length of 0.5 to 1 centimeter.
The straight to curved, orange-red flowers are 5 to 5.5 inches long and have a diameter of 3.5 to 4 inches. Their bracts are edged with purple. The spherical, reddish-brown or green fruits reach a diameter of up to 6 millimeters.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Matucana tuberculata is distributed in the Peruvian region of La Libertad in the Marañón River basin at altitudes of 1800 to 2400 meters.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description as Borzicactus tuberculatus was in 1979 by John Donald Donald.[4] Rob Bregman and his co-authors placed the species in the genus Matucana in 1987
References[edit]
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 421. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal March-April 1979: Vol 51 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
External links[edit]
Media related to Matucana tuberculata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Matucana tuberculata at Wikispecies
