Quiabentia verticillata

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Quiabentia verticillata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Quiabentia
Species:
Q. verticillata
Binomial name
Quiabentia verticillata
(Vaupel) Borg
Synonyms
  • Grusonia verticillata (Vaupel) G.D.Rowley 2006
  • Pereskia verticillata Vaupel 1923
  • Pereskia pflanzii Vaupel 1923
  • Quiabentia chacoensis Backeb. in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, 1936
  • Quiabentia chacoensis var. jujuyensis Backeb.1956 publ. 1957
  • Quiabentia pereziensis Backeb. 1956 publ. 1957
  • Quiabentia pflanzii (Vaupel) Borg 1937

Quiabentia verticillata is a species of cactus found from Bolivia to Argentina

Description

It is an erect

succulent leaf blades (soon deciduous). The spines up to 7 centimeters long actually consist of the stipules of the leaves. The stems are enlarged for water storage, and have a somewhat angular cross-section. The bright red flowers are 1.5 centimeters long.[2]

Distribution

Quiabentia verticillata is common in Paraguay, Bolivia and northeastern Argentina in dry forests at altitudes of 350 to 2000 meters, infrequent in plain or mid-mountain habitats. It grows in dry sandy soils, typically found at the edge of fields, in wastelands, at the side of roads, and opportunistically in vineyards and orchards when they are not irrigated.

Taxonomy

The first description as Pereskia verticillata was made in 1923 by Friedrich Karl Johann Vaupel.[3] The specific epithet verticillata comes from Latin, means 'whorled' and refers to the shape of the branching of the shoots of the species. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Quiabentia in 1936. Other nomenclature synonyms are Quiabentia verticillata (Vaupel) Borg (1937) and Grusonia verticillata (Vaupel) G.D. Rowley (2006).[4]

Cultivation and uses

Like most

rainfall. It has a laterally extensive, shallow root
system.

References

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1
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  3. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-15.

This article draws from [1], [2], and [3] on the internet, which were accessed in the version of 27 July 2006.

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