Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) DC.
- Common Name:
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Ecuador, at elevations of 8000 to 10000 feet (2400 to 3000 m)
- Description: Shrubby or treelike cactus, up to 14 feet tall (4.2 m); stem segments up to 10 inches long (25 cm), 2.4 inches in diameter (6 cm); awl-shaped leaves, up to 0.4 inch long (1 cm); glochids; 2 to 8 spines
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198502278
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2215 - XER:Atacama-Sechura/Andean Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-19-2024
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Opuntioideae
- Tribe: Austrocylindropuntieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
- Desert Tropicals
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