Matucana huagalensis is a species of Matucana found in Peru.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Matucana |
| Species: | M. huagalensis
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| Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen 1988
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Description
editMatucana huagalensis usually grows solitary and only rarely sprouts with flattened, spherical to broadly cylindrical, green shoots and reaches heights of up to 25 cm (9.8 in) with a diameter of 15 cm (5.9 in). There are about 18 sharp-edged, tuberous ribs. Of the white to light brown spines, some have a darker tip. The three to four central spines are up to 4 cm (1.6 in), the 18 to 20 radial spines 1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in) long.
The slightly crooked flowers are light pink to almost white. They are up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The spherical fruits are green.[2]
Distribution
editMatucana huagalensis is located in the Peruvian Department of Cajamarca near the confluence of the Río Marañón and Río Crisnejas at an altitude of 2000 to 2500 meters.
Taxonomy
editThe first description as Borzicactus huagalensis was in 1970 by John Donald Donald and Alfred Bernhard Lau.[3] The specific epithet huagalensis refers to the occurrence of the species on the Hacienda Hugal. Rob Bregman and his co-authors placed the species in the genus Matucana in 1988.[4] A nomenclature synonym is Submatucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) hort. (no year, nom. invalid. ICBN article 29.1).
References
edit- ^ "Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.Lau) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 419. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Donald, J. D. (1970). "NEW TAXA FROM THE LAU EXPEDITION IN PERU, 1969". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 25 (2). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 33–33. ISSN 2057-0325. JSTOR 42791101. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal March-April 1979: Vol 51 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
External links
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