Pygmaeocereus bieblii
{{short description|Species of plant}}
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|status = EN
|status_system = IUCN3.1
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|genus = Pygmaeocereus
|species = bieblii
|authority = Diers
|synonyms = *Haageocereus bieblii (Diers) Lodé
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Pygmaeocereus bieblii, synonym Haageocereus bieblii, is a species of cactus from Peru.{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50308540|title= Pygmaeocereus bieblii in Tropicos}}
Description
Pygmaeocereus bieblii grows individually with spherical, green shoots up to {{cvt|5|cm}} in diameter that barely protrude from the ground. The 10 to 25 barely recognizable ribs are divided into wart-like humps. The single central spine, which is {{cvt|2 to 4|mm}} long and {{cvt|1|mm}} in diameter, may also be missing. The 3 to 10 comb-shaped radial spines are white to dark yellow and {{cvt|1 to 1.5|mm}} long.
The broad, funnel-shaped, white flowers are {{cvt|6 to 7|cm}} long and {{cvt|4.5 to 6|cm}} in diameter. Its flower tube is long and slender. The {{cvt|6 to 10|mm}} long fruits are greenish red to brownish.{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | last3=Anderson | first3=Edward F. | title=Das große Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=556}}
Taxonomy
The first description was made in 1995 by Lothar Diers.{{cite web | title=Au Cactus Francophone : | website=Au Cactus Francophone | url=https://www.cactuspro.com/lecture/Kakteen-und-andere-Sukkulenten/Kakteen-und-andere-Sukkulenten-1995-11/page-6.de.html | language=fr | access-date=2023-09-19}} The specific epithet bieblii honors the German cactus collector Wolfgang Biebl.
=Subspecies=
{{As of|2024|December}}, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:{{Cite POWO|title=Pygmaeocereus bieblii Diers|id=314325-2|access-date=2024-12-28|mode=cs1}}
- Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. bieblii
- Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii (Diers) Ostolaza
Distribution
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Pygmaeocereus bieblii|Pygmaeocereus bieblii}}
- {{wikispecies-inline|Pygmaeocereus bieblii|Pygmaeocereus bieblii}}
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