Matucana pujupatii
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| Matucana pujupatii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Matucana |
| Species: | M. pujupatii |
| Binomial name | |
| Matucana pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman | |
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Matucana pujupatii occasionally grows with globular to ovoid, gray-green to blue-green shoots that branch slightly from the base and reaches heights of up to 15 cm (5.9 in) with diameters of 10 cm (3.9 in) and ten to twelve straight, wide ribs that are tuberculated. The spines are curved, flexible, brown and yellowish at their base, turning gray with age. The one or two central spines, that are sometimes missing, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long and the six to nine radial spines are 0.5 to 2 cm (0.20 to 0.79 in) long.
The slightly curved, crimson flowers are 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long and 4 to 5 cm (1.6 to 2.0 in) in diameter. The spherical to egg-shaped, somewhat purple-green fruits reach a diameter of up to 10 mm (0.39 in).
