Cleistocactus luribayensis

Cleistocactus luribayensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Cleistocactus
Species:	C. luribayensis
Binomial name
	Cleistocactus luribayensis; Cárdenas

Cleistocactus luribayensis is a species of columnar cacti in the genus Cleistocactus.

Description

Cleistocactus luribayensis grows tree-shaped with several upright, gray-green shoots that taper towards the tip and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters with diameters of 4 to 6 centimeters. There are about 19 wide ribs with transverse grooves. The gray areoles on it are up to 1 centimeter apart. Of the 16 to 22 needle-like, light brown to whitish, spreading and 5 to 15 millimeter long spines, three are occasionally arranged in the middle.

The tubular, straight, pink flowers are up to 3 centimeters long and have a diameter of 0.5 centimeters. The inner flower bracts are salmon pink in color. The salmon-pink colored fruits are up to 2 centimeters in diameter.

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Distribution

Cleistocactus luribayensis is widespread in the Bolivian department of La Paz, specifically in the provinces of Murillo and Loayza at altitudes of 2600 to 3600 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1956 by Martín Cárdenas. The specific epithet luribayensis refers to the occurrence of the species in the Luribay valley in the Bolivian province of Loayza.^[2]

References

^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 120–121. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal March-April 1956: Vol 28 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

External links

Media related to Cleistocactus luribayensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cleistocactus luribayensis at Wikispecies

[Anderson_Eggli_Anderson_2005_p._120–121-1] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 120–121. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[Internet_Archive_2023_e328-2] "Cactus and Succulent Journal March-April 1956: Vol 28 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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