Hageotsereus ( lat. Haageocereus ) is a genus of plants of the cactus family. Named after Walter Hage , the hereditary owner of Kakteen-Haage, who wrote several books about cacti.
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Description
The stem of the hagocereus is erect, up to 2 m tall, sometimes candelabra, and in other species creeping. Ribs 14-20, they are shallow, but clearly expressed.
Radial spines numerous, 20-40, thin, rigid; central spines 1-4, they are more powerful, up to 7 cm long.
Funnel-shaped flowers , slightly pubescent, appear from the areola in the upper part of the stem, 7-10 cm in length and up to 5 cm in diameter, most often white, pink or greenish. Fruits are juicy, berry-shaped, covered with hairs and scales.
Spread
Homeland of this genus - the west of Peru and northern Chile . Representatives of the genus are found on the rocky coast, as well as in the hilly central areas, in deserts and semi-deserts, at an altitude of 100 to 3000 m above sea level.
Synonyms
- Floresia Krainz & F.Ritter ex Backeb. nom. inval.
- Haageocactus Backeb. nom. inval.
- Lasiocereus F.Ritter - Laziocereus , some authors consider it as an independent genus.
- Neobinghamia Backeb.
- Peruvocereus Akers
Systematics
Kurt Bakkeberg made the first description of the genus in 1934 . The genus includes the following species:
- Haageocereus acranthus
- Haageocereus acranthus subsp. acranthus
- Haageocereus acranthus subsp. olowinskianus
- Haageocereus albispinus
- Haageocereus australis
- Haageocereus chalaensis
- Haageocereus decumbens
- Haageocereus fascicularis
- Haageocereus icensis
- Haageocereus icosagonoides
- Haageocereus lanugispinus
- Haageocereus pacalaensis
- Haageocereus platinospinus
- Haageocereus pluriflorus
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. pseudomelanostele
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. aureispinus
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. carminiflorus
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. chryseus
- Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. turbidus
- Haageocereus pseudoversicolor
- Haageocereus subtilispinus
- Haageocereus tenuis
- Haageocereus versicolor
- Haageocereus vulpes
- Haageocereus zangalensis
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
Literature
- Mokhov E.R. Cactuses. - SPb .: Kristall Publishing House LLC, 2003. - p. 163 ISBN 0-7548-0028-8
- Edward F. Anderson: The Cactus Family. Timber Press: Portland (Oregon), 2001. ISBN 0-88192-498-9