Matucana paucicostata
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Cactaceae - Matucana paucicostata.JPG
|image_caption = Matucana paucicostata at the botanical garden of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini, Genova Pegli
|genus = Matucana
|species = paucicostata
|authority = F.Ritter 1963
|synonyms =
- Submatucana paucicostata (F.Ritter) Backeb. (1963)
- Borzicactus paucicostatus (F.Ritter) Donald (1971)'
}}
Matucana paucicostata is a cactus in the genus Matucana of the family Cactaceae.{{cite web | title=Matucana paucicostata F.Ritter | website=Plants of the World Online | date=2020-11-18 | url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154815-2 | access-date=2023-08-26}}
Description
Matucana paucicostata is a clustering pant, dark gray-green, spherical when young, short cylindrical with age and has a diameter of {{convert|4|-|7|cm}} and a height of {{convert|7|-|15|cm}}. It has seven to eleven broad, straight ribs. The spines are curved, somewhat flexible, reddish-brown turn gray with age. A single central spine, which can also be missing is up to {{convert|3|cm}} and while the four to eight radial spines are {{convert|0.5 to 3|cm}} long.
The long-necked, purplish pink flowers are up to 6 inches long and have a diameter of 3 inches. The green fruit reaches a diameter of {{convert|11|mm}}{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page= 420}}
File:Matucana paucicostata.JPG|Flower of Matucana paucicortata
File:Matucana paucicostata KK754 (5776726734).jpg|Flower
File:Matucana paucicostata 02.jpg|Blooming plant
Distribution
This species is native to the Peruvian region of Ancash, in the valleys of the Río Puchca, Mosna River, Río Huari and Río Marañón. It is widespread at an altitude of {{convert|1800|-|2800|m}} above sea level.
Taxonomy
The first description was in 1963 by Friedrich Ritter.{{cite journal | last=Ritter | first=F. | title=Diagnosen von neuen Kakteen (Continued) | journal=Taxon | publisher=International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) | volume=12 | issue=3 | year=1963 | issn=00400262 | jstor=1217203 | pages=123–125 | url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1217203 | access-date=2023-08-26}} The epithet paucicostata derives from the Latin paucicostatus, meaning having few ribs. Nomenclature synonyms are Submatucana paucicostata (F.Ritter) Backeb. (1963) and Borzicactus paucicostatus (F.Ritter) Donald (1971).
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Matucana_paucicostata.html Desert-tropical] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119044826/http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Matucana_paucicostata.html |date=2012-01-19 }}
- [http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Matucana&species=paucicostata Cacti Guide]
- [https://archive.today/20130222033135/http://sobreatico.net/tiki-index.php?page=Matucana+paucicostata Sobreatico.net]
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Matucana paucicostata|Matucana paucicostata}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Matucana paucicostata|Matucana paucicostata}}
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