Haageocereus decumbens
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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: | Haageocereus |
| Species: | H. decumbens
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| Haageocereus decumbens (Meyen) F.Ritter 1934
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Haageocereus decumbens is a species of Haageocereus found in S. Peru to Chile (Tarapacá) [2]
Description[edit]
Haageocereus decumbens grows spread out or ascending and often forms richly branched groups with slender shoots that reach diameters of up to 5 centimeters. There are about 20 low ribs. The one or two light to dark brown central spines are directed downwards and are up to 5 centimeters long. The up to 30 and more needle-like yellowish radial spines have a length of 5 to 8 millimeters.
The white flowers reach a diameter of 4.5 centimeters and a length of up to 8 centimeters.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Haageocereus decumbens is distributed in Peru in the Arequipa region near Chala and Mollendo at altitudes of 200 to 700 meters.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description as Cereus decumbens was made in 1913 by Friedrich Karl Johann Vaupel.[4] Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Haageocereus in 1934. Other nomenclature synonyms are Borzicactus decumbens (Vaupel) Britton & Rose (1920), Binghamia decumbens (Vaupel) Werderm. (1937, incorrect name ICBN article 11.4) and Echinopsis decumbens (Vaupel) Mayta (2015).
References[edit]
- ^ Assessment), Helmut Walter (Global Cactus; Assessment), Luis Faundez (Global Cactus (2011-05-05). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Haageocereus decumbens (Vaupel) Backeb. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 332-333. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Engler, Adolf (1914). "Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie". Schweizerbart [etc.] ISSN 0006-8152. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
External links[edit]
Media related to Haageocereus decumbens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Haageocereus decumbens at Wikispecies
