Eulychnia acida
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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: | Eulychnia |
| Species: | E. acida
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| Eulychnia acida Phil. 1864
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Eulychnia acida is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Chile[2]
Description
Arborescent cactus, of mainly columnar formation that goes branching out in its growth, a single base trunk, reaching to have a profuse crown of up to three meters in diameter, with varied heights, according to zone and microclimate, of 1.5 to 6 m tall, very ramified. 10 to 16 ribes, wide and low. It has long flexible and docile thorns, sometimes robust, 10-16 in the margin of the areolas, 1 or 2 plants of 10–20 cm long. The flowers are of medium size, short petals and pink to white.
References
- ^ Eulychnia acida en PlantList
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Eulychnia acida". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
External links
Media related to Eulychnia acida at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Eulychnia acida at Wikispecies
