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Cleistocactus candelilla

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Cleistocactus candelilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cleistocactus
Species:
C. candelilla
Binomial name
Cleistocactus candelilla
Cárdenas 1952

Cleistocactus candelilla is a species of Cleistocactus found in Bolivia.[2]

Description

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Cleistocactus candelilla grows as a shrub with erect to splaying shoots that are branched at the base and reaches heights of growth of up to 1 meter (rarely up to 3 meters) with a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters. There are 11 to 13 ribs present, which are conspicuously furrowed across. The 3 to 4 (rarely 1 to 4) yellowish brown central spines are somewhat flattened and 1 to 2.5 centimeters (rarely up to 3 centimeters) long. The 13 to 15, up to 5 mm long, radial spines are light brown to gray or yellowish brown in the upper part and whitish in the lower part.

The light purple flowers are 3.5 to 4 inches long. They are straight or slightly curved, projecting more or less horizontally, and are covered with few scales and inconspicuous hairs. The light salmon-pink fruits reach a diameter of up to 10 millimeters.

Distribution

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Cleistocactus candelilla is found in the Bolivian departments of Cochabamba, Potosí and Santa Cruz at altitudes of 1300 to 2600 meters.

Taxonomy

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The first description was in 1952 by Martín Cárdenas. A nomenclature synonym is Echinopsis candelilla (Cárdenas) Anceschi & Magli (2013).

In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the species is listed as "Least Concern (LC)".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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