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Armatocereus godingianus

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Armatocereus godingianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Armatocereus
Species:
A. godingianus
Binomial name
Armatocereus godingianus
(Britton & Rose) Backeb. ex E. Salisb. 1947

Armatocereus godingianus is a species of Armatocereus from Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Description

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Armatocereus godingianus grows in the form of a shrub or tree with numerous spreading shoots and reaches heights of up to 10 meters. A smooth trunk of up to 1.5 meters in height and a diameter of 15 - 50 cm (20 in) is often formed. The dark green shoots are divided into 30 - 60 cm (24 in) long segments with a diameter of 7 - 10 cm (3.9 in), which are thickest at their base. There are seven to eleven ribs, separated by deep incisions, that are 1.5 - 2.5 cm (0.98 in) high. The 15 - 25 needle-like, flexible, brown or yellow spines later turn gray and are spread out in all directions. They have a length of 1 - 5 cm (2.0 in).

The white flowers are 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) long and have a diameter of 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in). The egg-shaped fruits are initially green and later turn brown and 6 to 13 cm (2.4 to 5.1 in) long.[3]

Subspecies

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Image Subspecies Distribution
Armatocereus godingianus subsp. brevispinus (Madsen) D.R.Hunt Loja, Ecuador 1700-2000 meters
Armatocereus godingianus subsp. godingianus Ecuador.

Distribution

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Armatocereus godingianus is common in Ecuador in Chimborazo Province along the Río Chanchán and in Azuay Province at altitudes of 1200 to 2300 meters.

Taxonomy

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The first description as Lemaireocereus godingianus was made in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.[4] Edward James Salisbury placed the species in the genus Armatocereus in 1947. Another nomenclatural synonym is Armatocereus godingianus (Britton & Rose) Backeb. (1938).

References

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  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ "Armatocereus godingianus in Tropicos".
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 76. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
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