Matucana oreodoxa
22(6): 130 (1986) [ cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 37: 5 (1986 publ. 1988) ]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Matucana oreodoxa
Author
(F.Ritter) Slaba
Chinese genus
白仙玉属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
None or sometime 1 or 2, 15-40 mm long.
Description
Matucana oreodoxaSN|2241]]SN|2241]] is a small cactus species with usually solitary, or slowly branching from the base. For its particular shape it vaguely remembers of Lophophora.
Roots
Large taproot.
Flowers
Slender, infundibuliform, radially symmetrical, bright orange-red, 8-10 cm long and 3-5.5 cm in diameter.
Ribs
7-12, Broad, flattened. Forming round tubercles, with transverse grooves.
Stem
Flattened globose to short columnar, grass green, dull grey-green to dark green, 8-15 cm tall, up to 8 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
4-10, 10-30 mm long, cream coloured, brownish to blackish, becoming grey, flexible, straight or somewhat curved. They are fragile and detach easily, so the older basal parts of the stem are often naked.
Fruits
Oval, pale green, about 8 mm in diameter.