Matucana krahnii
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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. krahnii
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| Matucana krahnii (Donald) Bregman 1986
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Matucana krahnii is a species of Matucana found in Peru.[2]
Description[edit]
Matucana krahnii usually grows solitary and only rarely sprouts with flattened spherical to short cylindrical, grey-green shoots and reaches heights of 10 to 14 centimeters with a diameter of 5 to 10 centimeters. There are 10 to 18 low and broad, conically bumpy ribs present. The mostly curved, pliable, yellowish-brown spines turn gray with age. The one to four central spines are 2 to 15 centimeters and 8 to 18 radial spines 1.5 to 5 centimeters long.
The straight to slightly curved, crimson flowers are up to 8.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of 7 centimeters. The spherical, green fruits reach a diameter of up to 1 centimeter.[3]
Distribution[edit]
Matucana krahnii is found in the Peruvian Amazon region north of the town of Balsas on steep sandstone slopes at altitudes of 1650 to 1750 meters.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description as Borzicactus krahnii was in 1979 by John Donald Donald.[4] The specific epithet krahnii honors the German cactus collector Wolfgang Krahn (* 1939). Rob Bregman placed the species in the genus Matucana in 1986.
References[edit]
- ^ Assessment), Jose Roque (Global Cactus (2011-05-05). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Matucana krahnii (Donald) Bregman". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 420. 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 2023-09-04.
External links[edit]
Media related to Matucana krahnii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Matucana krahnii at Wikispecies
