Leucostele pectinifera
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| Leucostele pectinifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Leucostele |
| Species: | L. pectinifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucostele pectinifera (Albesiano) Schlumpb. | |
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Leucostele pectinifera is a species of Leucostele found in Chile.[1]
Leucostele pectinifera can grow up to 80 cm tall, featuring approximately 15 branches, some of which are arched and have a 5 cm diameter. The stems display 10-11 ribs, measuring 2 cm wide, and exhibit obovate to round areoles, each 2-3 mm high and 0.7-1.2 cm wide, with yellow and gray tones. There are four central spines, varying in length from 1.5 to 6 cm. Some possess a dark brown tip, others have a green base and brown tip, while some are light gray with a brown tip, conforming to an arched configuration. Additionally, the areoles have 12-15 light brown radial spines, measuring 2 cm in length.
The flowers of this species are covered in black wool. The fruits, measure 3 cm in length and 4.5 cm in diameter, are enriched with subulate scales, each 3 mm in size and abundant in brown and gray color hairs emerging from the axils.[2]
