Weberbauerocereus madidiensis explained

Weberbauerocereus madidiensis is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Bolivia.[1]

Description

Weberbauerocereus madidiensis grows as a shrub with more or less upright, cylindrical shoots 10–15(–33) cm in diameter, that branch out from the base and 5–7 meters tall. Areolas have (11)13 to 19 spines that are brown and yellowish spines in the apical part, slightly shiny, mature stems with thorns whitish below; ribs 16 to 24, 1–2.4 34.5–7.9 mm. Flowers located in the upper third already apex of stems, nocturnal, more or less radially symmetrical flowers stand horizontally from the shoot. They are up to 7.4–13.4 millimeters long with a 4.5–4.6 mm diameter. The strong flower tube is reddish and covered with dark hairs. The flower bracts are white at their base and pink at their tip. The spherical fruits are round, covered with scales and hairs, greenish-reddish to brown, white pulp with a diameter of 3 cm.[2] [3]

Distribution

Plants are found in the Department of La Paz in Bolivia, growing in successional forest between 730 and 1200 meters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weberbauerocereus madidiensis Quispe & A.Fuentes . Plants of the World Online . 2023-11-25.
  2. Quispe . Noemí R. . Fuentes . Alfredo F. . Weberbauerocereus madidiensis (Cactaceae), una Nueva Especie del Norte de Bolivia . Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . 20 . 3 . 2010-09-13 . 1055-3177 . 10.3417/2009066 . 325–328.
  3. Web site: Holotype of Weberbauerocereus madidiensis Quispe & A. Fuentes [family CACTACEAE] on JSTOR ]. Global Plants on JSTOR . 2006-10-31 . . 2023-11-25.