Loxanthocereus faustianus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Loxanthocereus faustianus | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Loxanthocereus |
| Species: | L. faustianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxanthocereus faustianus (Backeb.) Backeb. | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Loxanthocereus faustianus is a species of Loxanthocereus found in Peru.[1]
Columnar cactus branching from the base. The stems grows between 40 cm (16 in) and 45 cm (18 in) in height and up to 8 cm in diameter, and have about 18 closely spaced ribs with 1 to 5 (or even 20) central spines approximately 2 to 2.5 cm long and 20 to 30 radial spines 30 to 80 mm long. The flowers are red-orange tubular, about 4 to 6 cm long and red in color, producing greenish to reddish to brown spiny fruits about 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter with brown-black seeds.[2]
