Corryocactus apiciflorus
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| Corryocactus apiciflorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Corryocactus |
| Species: | C. apiciflorus |
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| Corryocactus apiciflorus (Vaupel) Hutchison 1963 | |
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Corryocactus apiciflorus is a species of columnar cactus found in the country of Peru. [1]
Corryocactus apiciflorus grows as a shrub with spreading or ascending, densely thorny shoots up to 50 centimeters long and 2.5 centimeters in diameter. There are eight low ribs. The individual central spine is up to 1 centimeter long. The approximately 10 spread out radial spines are also up to 1 centimeter long.
The red flowers are up to 4 centimeters long. They appear in groups near the tips of the shoots or sometimes on the sides of the shoots.[2]
Fruits
Distribution
Corryocactus apiciflorus is distributed in the Peruvian regions of La Libertad, Ancash and Ayacucho.
Habitat in Carabayllo, Peru
