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'''''Echinopsis chalaensis''''', is a species of ''[[Echinopsis]]'' found in Peru.<ref name="Tropicos">{{cite web | title=Echinopsis chalaensis | website=Tropicos | url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/5102163| access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> |
'''''Echinopsis chalaensis''''', is a species of ''[[Echinopsis]]'' found in Peru.<ref name="Tropicos">{{cite web | title=Echinopsis chalaensis | website=Tropicos | url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/5102163| access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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''Echinopsis chalaensis'' grows as a shrub with several upright branches and reaches heights of up to 4 meters. The cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. There are eight broad ribs that are furrowed transversely above the [[areole]]s. The areoles on it stand in the notches. Dark brown thorns emerge from them and become lighter with age. The two to three central spines are up to 5 centimeters long. The six to ten marginal spines are up to 1 centimeter long. |
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The funnel-shaped, white flowers open at night. They grow up to 17 centimeters long and have a diameter of 10 centimeters.<ref name="Anderson Eggli 2005 p. 223">{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=223}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
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''Echinopsis chalaensis'' is common in the Arequipa region of Peru on coastal hills, where it is often found hanging from rocks. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The first description by Werner Rauh and [[Curt Backeberg]] was published in 1957. The specific epithet chalaensis refers to the occurrence of the species near Chala in the Arequipa region of Peru. A nomenclature synonym is ''Echinopsis chalaensis'' (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley (1974) and ''Trichocereus chalaensis'' Rauh & Backeb. (1956 publ. 1957). |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinopsis |
| Species: | E. chalaensis
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| Echinopsis chalaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) Friedrich & G.D. Rowley 1974
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Echinopsis chalaensis, is a species of Echinopsis found in Peru.[1]
Description
Echinopsis chalaensis grows as a shrub with several upright branches and reaches heights of up to 4 meters. The cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. There are eight broad ribs that are furrowed transversely above the areoles. The areoles on it stand in the notches. Dark brown thorns emerge from them and become lighter with age. The two to three central spines are up to 5 centimeters long. The six to ten marginal spines are up to 1 centimeter long.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers open at night. They grow up to 17 centimeters long and have a diameter of 10 centimeters.[2]
Distribution
Echinopsis chalaensis is common in the Arequipa region of Peru on coastal hills, where it is often found hanging from rocks.
Taxonomy
The first description by Werner Rauh and Curt Backeberg was published in 1957. The specific epithet chalaensis refers to the occurrence of the species near Chala in the Arequipa region of Peru. A nomenclature synonym is Echinopsis chalaensis (Rauh & Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley (1974) and Trichocereus chalaensis Rauh & Backeb. (1956 publ. 1957).
References
- ^ "Echinopsis chalaensis". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 223. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
External links
Media related to Trichocereus chalaensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Echinopsis chalaensis at Wikispecies
