Cereus lanosus

{{Speciesbox

| image =Cereus lanosus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.jpg

| taxon = Cereus lanosus

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN2.3

| status_ref = {{cite journal | title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | date=2010-09-21 | url=https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/152023 | access-date=2023-08-13 | page=}}

| authority = (F. Ritter) P.J. Braun 1988

|synonyms =

}}

Cereus lanosus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Central, Cordillera, Concepción, and Paraguarí departments of Paraguay.{{cite web | title=Name - Cereus lanosus Cárdenas | website=Tropicos | date=2019-08-04 | url=https://www.tropicos.org/Name/50072191 | access-date=2019-08-04}} The plant is found growing in rocky hills at elevations of 250 and 300 meters.

Description

Cereus lanosus grows as a shrub with richly branched, semi-decumbent shoots and can reach heights of growth of up to 1.5 meters. The long, cylindrical, blue-green shoots have a diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters. There are five to seven ribs that are up to 2.5 centimeters high. The circular areoles on it are covered with long white wool. The resulting 10 to 14 straight, needle-like thorns are orange and have a reddish base. They 4 to 10 millimeters long. It has white flowers and reproduces by seeds or cuttings.{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=109.}}

Distribution

Cereus lanosus is distributed in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and in Paraguay in the Cordillera Department.

Taxonomy

The first description as Piptanthocereus lanosus was published in 1979 by Friedrich Ritter.{{cite web | title=Au Cactus Francophone : | website=Au Cactus Francophone | url=https://www.cactuspro.com/lecture/Ritter-Friedrich/KakteenSudamerika1/page-269.en.html | language=fr | access-date=2023-12-15}} Pierre Josef Braun placed the species in the genus Cereus in 1988.{{cite journal | last=Braun | first=Pierre J. | title=On the taxonomy of Brazilian Cereeae (Cactaceae) | journal=Bradleya | volume=6 | issue=6 | date=1988 | issn=0265-086X | doi=10.25223/brad.n6.1988.a4 | pages=85–99}}

The species is classified as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Cereus lanosus|Cereus lanosus}}
{{Wikispecies-inline|Cereus lanosus|Cereus lanosus}}

lanosus