Cleistocactus parviflorus
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| Cleistocactus parviflorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cleistocactus |
| Species: | C. parviflorus |
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| Cleistocactus parviflorus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss. 1904 | |
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Cleistocactus parviflorus is a species of columnar cacti in the genus Cleistocactus.
Cleistocactus parviflorus grows as a shrub with upright, green shoots that are slightly branched at the base and reaches heights of up to 3 meters with diameters of up to 4 centimeters. There are 12 to 15 clearly notched ribs. The different colored spines are brown to yellowish to greenish. The 1 to 3 central spines are thicker and yellow up to 2.5 centimeters long, the 5 to 9 radial spines are up to 4 millimeters long. The straight, red flowers are 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters long, 8 millimeter wide, red and yellow, with purple tepals. The yellow fruits are up to 1 centimeter in diameter.[2]
Distribution
Cleistocactus parviflorus found in the dry montane forest of the Bolivian departments of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba at altitudes of 1400 to 3000 meters.[3]
Habitat in San Isidro, Bolivia
