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Cereus fricii

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Cereus fricii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. fricii
Binomial name
Cereus fricii
Backeb. 1930

Cereus fricii is a species of Cereus from Venezuela.[2]

Description

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Cereus fricii grows like a tree, is richly branched and reaches heights of growth of up to 8 meters. A trunk that is up to 2 meters high and has a diameter of 50 centimeters is formed. The almost upright, cylindrical shoots are dark green. There are four to six distinctly notched ribs folded horizontally. The large areoles on it are 1 to 2 centimeters apart and are covered with white wool. The three sub-central spines are dark brown and turn gray over time. One of them faces downwards, the rest stand more or less upright. The about seven radial spines are brown.

The cream-colored flowers are up to 9 centimeters long. The fruits, which are up to 6 centimeters long, are salmon-colored.

Distribution

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Cereus fricii is distributed in northern Venezuela.

Taxonomy

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The plant was first description was published in 1930 by Curt Backeberg. Nomenclatural synonyms are Cephalocereus fricii (Backeb.) Borg (1951) and Subpilocereus fricii (Backeb.) Guiggi (2010).

In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the species is classified as "Vulnerable (VU)".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ "Cereus fricii in Tropicos".
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