Soehrensia angelesiae
Species of cactus
| Soehrensia angelesiae | |
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Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Soehrensia |
| Species: | S. angelesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Soehrensia angelesii (R.Kiesling) Schlumpb. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Soehrensia angelesiae is a species of cactus.
Description
Soehrensia angelesiae grows shrubby, branches numerously from the base and forms low thickets up to 1 meter high. The ascending, cylindrical, light green shoots are opaque and reach a diameter of 6 to 6.5 cm (2.4 to 2.6 in). There are about twelve sharp-edged, low, blunt ribs that are notched. The oval areoles on it are sparsely woolly. Stiff, prickly thorns emerge from them and are enlarged at their base. The individual central spine is up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long. The twelve marginal spines are arranged in pairs on the sides. The lowest marginal spine is longer than the others. The marginal spines are up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long.
The bell-shaped, tubular white flowers appear near the tips of the shoots. They grow up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and have a diameter of 14 cm (5.5 in).[2]
Distribution
Soehrensia angelesiae is widespread in the Argentine department of Guachipas at altitudes of 1400 meters.
Taxonomy
The first description as Trichocereus angelesiae by Roberto Kiesling was published in 1931.[3] The specific epithet angelesiae honors Angeles G. Lopez de Kiesling, who was married to the Argentine botanist Roberto Kiesling. Boris O. Schlumpberger placed the species in the genus Soehrensia in 2012.[4] A nomenclature synonym is Echinopsis angelesiae (R.Kiesling) G.D.Rowley (1980).
References
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 217. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Kiesling, Roberto (1978). "El género Trichocereus (Cactaceae) : I: Las especies de la Rep. Argentina". Darwiniana. 21 (2/4). Instituto de Botánica Darwinion: 263–330. ISSN 0011-6793. JSTOR 23215595. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Boris O. Schlumpberger: New combinations in the Echinopsis alliance. In: Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 28, 2012, S. 30.
- The Plant List entry
- Encyclopedia of Life entry
- Cactus In Habitat entry
- Plantae entry
External links
Media related to Soehrensia angelesiae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Soehrensia angelesiae at Wikispecies
