Eulychnia acida

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

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]

Description

Arborescent cactus, of mainly columnar formation that goes branching out in its growth, a single base trunk, reaching to have a profuse crown of up to three meters in diameter, with varied heights, according to zone and microclimate, of 1.5 to 6 m tall, very ramified. 10 to 16 ribes, wide and low. It has long flexible and docile thorns, sometimes robust, 10-16 in the margin of the areolas, 1 or 2 plants of 10–20 cm long. The flowers are of medium size, short petals and pink to white.

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