Cleistocactus baumannii
| Cleistocactus baumannii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cleistocactus |
| Species: | C. baumannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem. 1861
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| Synonyms | |
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Cleistocactus baumannii is a species of Cleistocactus found in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil.[2]
Description
Cleistocactus baumannii grows as a shrub with branched at the base, usually several, fairly rigid, upright or arched shoots and reaches lengths of up to 2 meters with diameters of 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters. There are 16 to 17 ribs. The areoles on it are close together. The single yellowish or dark brown central spine is up to 4 centimeters long. The 8 to 10 radial spines are yellowish brown and up to 1.8 centimeters long.
The crooked, yellow to orange-red to red flowers are 5 to 7 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 1 centimeter. The flower is strongly directed upwards over the pericarpel and then outwards in an S-shape. The stamens and style protrude from the flower. The stamens are red. The spherical, green to red to pink fruits contain white flesh. They reach a diameter of 1 to 1.5 centimeters.[3]
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Plant
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Flower closeup
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fruit
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spines
Subspecies
There are two accepted subspecies:[4]
| Image | Name | Description | Distribution |
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| Cleistocactus baumannii subsp. baumannii | Stems are thicker than 2 cm in diameter and spines are more than 1 cm long[5] | Brazil, Paraguay | |
| Cleistocactus baumannii subsp. horstii (P.J.Braun) N.P.Taylor | Stems are thinner than 2 cm in diameter and spines are less than 1cm long[5] | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Distribution
The distribution area of Cleistocactus baumannii extends from north-eastern Argentina through Paraguay and Bolivia to southern Brazil. The species grows in sandy and clay soil at altitudes between 10 and 1050 meters. The plant is consumed by the Chacoan peccary.[6]
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Habitat in San José de Las Salinas, Córdoba Province, Argentina
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Habitat in La Rioja, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Taxonomy
The first description as Cereus baumannii was in 1844 by the French botanist Charles Lemaire who named it after Napoleon Baumann of Bolwilliers who gave him the plant.[7] In 1861 he placed the species in the genus Cleistocactus, which he had newly created.[8] Other nomenclature synonyms are Aporocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem. (1860) and Echinopsis baumannii (Lem.) Anceschi & Magli (2013).
References
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). pp. 116–117. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Cleistocactus baumannii (Lem.) Lem". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ a b Lowry, Martin (2016). "A synopsis of the genusCleistocactusLemaire (Cactaceae)". Bradleya. 34 (34). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 148–186. doi:10.25223/brad.n34.2016.a6. ISSN 0265-086X.
- ^ "Cleistocactus baumannii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2025-10-28. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- ^ Lemaire, C.A.; Paquet, J.M.V. (1844). L'Horticulteur universel: journal général des jardiniers et amateurs ... (in French). H. Cousin. p. 126. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Lemaire, Charles Antoine (1861). "L'Illustration horticole". Imprimerie et lithographie de F. et E. Gyselnyck. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
External links
- Media related to Cleistocactus baumannii at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Cleistocactus baumannii at Wikispecies