Myrtillocactus eichlamii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Myrtillocactus |
Species: | M. eichlamii
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Binomial name | |
Myrtillocactus eichlamii Britton & Rose
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Myrtillocactus eichlamii is a species of Myrtillocactus found in Guatemala. [2]
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]
Myrtillocactus eichlamii is widespread in Guatemala.
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.
Myrtillocactus eichlamii | |
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Scientific 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]
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]
Myrtillocactus eichlamii is widespread in Guatemala.
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.