Matucana pujupatii is a species of Matucana found in Peru.
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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. pujupatii
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| Matucana pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman
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Description edit
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 centimeters with diameters of 10 centimeters 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 centimeters long and the six to nine radial spines are 0.5 to 2 centimeters long.
The slightly curved, crimson flowers are 6 to 7 centimeters long and 4 to 5 centimeters in diameter. The spherical to egg-shaped, somewhat purple-green fruits reach a diameter of up to 10 millimeters.
Distribution edit
Matucana pujupatii is widespread in the Peruvian Amazon and Cajamarca regions at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters.[2]
Taxonomy edit
The first description as Borzicactus madisoniorum var. pujupatii was made in 1971 by John Donald Donald and Alfred Bernhard Lau.[3] The specific epithet pujupatii honors Shawintu Pujupat Dagses, a Peruvian boy who accompanied Alfred Bernhard Lau during his tour in Peru. Rob Bregman elevated the variety to the rank of a species in 1988. A synonym is Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) G.D.Rowley (1971).[4]
References edit
- ^ Assessment), Jose Roque (Global Cactus (2011-05-05). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 420–421. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Donald, J. D. (1971). "A Commentary upon the Subtribe: BORZICACTINAE Buxbaum (Part 5)". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 26 (3). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 71–73. ISSN 0027-8858. JSTOR 42791693. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Bregman, Rob (1988). "A Note on the Genus Matucana (Cactaceae)". Willdenowia. 17 (1/2). Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem: 173–180. ISSN 0511-9618. JSTOR 3996215. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
External links edit
Media related to Matucana pujupatii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Matucana pujupatii at Wikispecies
