Oreocereus hempelianus is a species of cactus native to Peru and Chile.
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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: | Oreocereus |
| Species: | O. hempelianus
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| Oreocereus hempelianus (Gürke) D.R.Hunt
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Description edit
Oreocereus hempelianus grows with spherical to elongated gray-green shoots that branch from the base and reaches heights of 30 to 40 centimeters. There are 12 to 24 wide and flat ribs. The initially yellow to reddish thorns later become cloudy gray. The one to six central spines are flexible and 2 to 5 centimeters long. The 10 to 15 marginal spines are flexible, spreading and 1 to 3 centimeters long.
The crooked-edged red flowers appear at the tips of the shoots. They are 6 to 7 centimeters long. The barrel-shaped fruits reach a length of 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters.[2]
Distribution edit
Oreocereus hempelianus is common in the Arequipa region of Peru and Tarapacá, Chile, at altitudes of 2,500 to 3,500 meters.
Taxonomy edit
The first description as Echinopsis hempeliana was made in 1906 by Max Gürke.[3] The specific epithet hempelianus honors the German cactus lover and businessman Georg Hempel.[1] Foreign language common names are "Achacaño" and "Arequipa". David Richard Hunt placed them in the genus Oreocereus in 1987.[4] Nomenclature synonyms are Arequipa hempeliana (Gürke) Oehme (1940), Arequipiopsis hempeliana (Gürke) cross. & Buining (1941) and Borzicactus hempelianus (Gürke) Donald (1970).
References edit
- ^ Chile), Universidad de; Assessment), Helmut Walter (Global Cactus; Assessment), Luis Faundez (Global Cactus (2011-05-05). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 483. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde". J. Neumann. 1906. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ Hunt, David; Taylor, Nigel (1987). "New and unfamiliar names of Cactaceae to be used in the European Garden Flora". Bradleya. 5 (5). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 91–94. doi:10.25223/brad.n5.1987.a5. ISSN 0265-086X.
External links edit
Media related to Oreocereus hempelianus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oreocereus hempelianus at Wikispecies
