Submatucana aureiflora var. elata

Endangered

CITES App. II

Submatucana aureiflora var. elata

n. n. Karel Kníže list ( KK 1315 Cajamarquilla, Cajamarca, Peru Altitude: 2800m )

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Submatucana

Species

Submatucana aureiflora var. elata

Author

hort., Kníže

Chinese genus

Chinese name

Primary

Matucana aureiflora var. elata

Accepted

Matucana aureiflora

DescriptionEdit description

Leaves

The stem apex of the Matucana aureifloraSN|5937]]SN|5937]] is unusual among globular cacti in having a visible scale leaf, subtending each areole when young

Description

Matucana aureifloraSN|5937]]SN|5937]] var. elata is a flattened to globular cactus not easily differentiated from the standard Matucana aureifloraSN|5937]]SN|5937]]. It only has slightly longer spines. It is mostly single but occasionally many-stemmed with age.

Roots

Tap root.

Flowers

Yellow to golden , 5 cm long, 3-4cm in diameter in several flushes, in spring and summer. They stay open day and night.

Spines

Curly, glassy and amber coloured with darker brown tips.

Stem

10 cm tall, 12 cm or more in diameter.

Endangered

CITES App. II