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Myrtillocactus eichlamii

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Myrtillocactus eichlamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Myrtillocactus
Species:
M. eichlamii
Binomial name
Myrtillocactus eichlamii
Britton & Rose

Myrtillocactus eichlamii is a species of Myrtillocactus found in Guatemala.[2]

Description

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Myrtillocactus eichlamii grows tree-shaped with upright, striking blue-green to deep green, glaucous shoots and forms a distinct trunk. It has 6 blunt ribs with large, gray areoles spaced up to 2 centimeters apart. The central spine can reach up to 7 centimeters long, while the approximately 5 marginal spines are shorter and swollen at their base.

The creamy white flowers are 4 centimeters long and 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters in diameter, with a very short flower tube. The spherical, purple to red fruits are edible and covered with a whitish wax.[3]

Distribution

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Myrtillocactus eichlamii is widespread in Guatemala.

Taxonom

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The species was first described in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.[4] The specific epithet eichlamii honors the German cactus collector Friedrich Eichlam.

References

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  1. ^ Guatemala), Universidad de San Carlos de (2009-07-13). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ "Myrtillocactus eichlamii Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 437. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). "The Cactaceae". Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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