Eulychnia acida

Eulychnia acida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Eulychnia
Species:	E. acida
Binomial name
	Eulychnia acida; Phil. 1864
Synonyms
	Cereus longispinus; Eulychnia longispina; Eulychnia procumbens; Eulychnia aricensis; Eulychnia saint-pieana; Eulychnia barquitensis; Cereus acidus (Phil.) K.Schum.;

Eulychnia acida is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Chile.^[2]

Description

The plant is an arborescent cactus, of mainly columnar formation that branches out in its growth, with a single base trunk, developing a profuse crown of up to three meters in diameter. It reaches varying heights according to temperature zone and microclimate, of 1.5 to 6 m tall, with many branches. It has long flexible thorns, sometimes robust. The flowers are of medium size, with short petals coloured pink to white.

References

^ Eulychnia acida en PlantList
^ "Tropicos | Name - Eulychnia acida". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

External links

Media related to Eulychnia acida at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Eulychnia acida at Wikispecies

[1] Eulychnia acida en PlantList

[tropicos-2] "Tropicos | Name - Eulychnia acida". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

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Eulychnia acida

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Eulychnia
Species:	E. acida
Binomial name
*Eulychnia acida* Phil. 1864
Synonyms
Cereus longispinus Eulychnia longispina Eulychnia procumbens Eulychnia aricensis Eulychnia saint-pieana Eulychnia barquitensis Cereus acidus (Phil.) K.Schum.^[1]