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Leucostele Undulosa
''Leucostele undulosa'' is a species of ''Leucostele'' found in Chile. Description ''Leucostele undulosa'' has a columnar growth habit, achieving a height of up to and a trunk diameter of . Its dark green branches, measuring 15 centimeters in diameter, feature stems with 20 ribs and obovate gray areoles, each high and in diameter. Within these areoles, 3-4 central spines, measuring in length, exhibit a white hue with brown markings, accompanied by 12 radial spines measuring in length, displaying a spectrum from dark green to white with brown spots. This plant produces 3–10 subapical white flowers, measuring in length and in diameter. The green fruits, in diameter and long, feature abundant axillary gray hairs. Notably, ''Leucostele undulosa'' is similar to '' Leucostele skottsbergii'' but stands out with its darker green branches, more ribs, a thicker and different color spines. Distribution Indigenous to Coquimbo, Chile, this species is found at altitudes of , specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucostele
''Leucostele'' is a genus of large cacti native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. Species Species of the genus ''Leucostele'' according to Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants ... : References External links * * {{taxonbar, from=Q3835945 Cacti of South America Endemic flora of Argentina Endemic flora of Bolivia Endemic flora of Chile Cereeae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areole
In botany, areoles are small light- to dark-colored bumps on cacti out of which grow clusters of spines. Areoles are important diagnostic features of cacti, and identify them as a family distinct from other succulent plants. Gordon Rowley - What is an Areole The spines are not easily detachable, but on certain cacti, members of the subfamily Opuntioideae, smaller, detachable bristles, glochids, also grow out of the areoles and afford additional protection. Areoles represent highly specialized branches on cacti. Apparently, they evolved as abortive branch buds while their spines evolved as vestigial leaves. In branched cacti, such as Opuntioidiae and the saguaro, new branches grow from areoles, because that is where the buds are. The development of the areole seems to have been an important element in the adaptation of cacti to niches in desert ecology. Some of the Opuntioideae have spines, as well as glochids, on their areoles; some have only glochids. Structurally, the gloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucostele Skottsbergii
''Leucostele skottsbergii'' is a species of ''Leucostele'' found in Chile. Description ''Leucostele skottsbergii'' grows as a shrub with a few columnar branches that branch out from the base and reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The cylindrical, gray-green shoots reach a diameter of up to 14 centimeters. There are 16 to 21 ribs. The areoles on them are grayish black. The thorns emerging from them are light brown to gray. The usually four to six central spines are up to 12 centimeters long. The 22 to 26 flexible, spreading, bristly marginal spines are not particularly piercing and are up to 6 centimeters long. The funnel-shaped, white, pink flowers appear on the sides of the shoots and open during the day. They are 10 to 12 centimeters long. Their flower tube is covered with black or gray hairs. The spherical fruits are green. Distribution ''Leucostele skottsbergii'' is widespread in the Coquimbo region of Chile at altitudes of 200 to 800 meters. Taxonomy The first description as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquimbo
Coquimbo is a port List of cities in Chile, city, Communes of Chile, commune and Capital city, capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, Chile, La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the harbor of . The average temperature in the city lies around , and precipitation is low. History The area was originally occupied by indigenous people, who used it as a settlement and for fishing purposes. The natural harbour in Coquimbo was taken over by Pedro de Valdivia from Spain in 1550. The gold and copper industry in the region led to the city's importance as a port around 1840 and many Europeans especially from England settled in Coquimbo. In 1879 it was recognised as a town. The city was on the main path of totality of the Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019. Demographics According to the 2002 census of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puya (plant)
''Puya'' is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae. It is the sole genus of the subfamily Puyoideae, and is composed of 226 species. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event. The species '' Puya raimondii'' is notable as the largest species of bromeliad known, reaching 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 m tall. The other species are also large, with the flower spikes mostly reaching 1–4 m tall. The name ''Puya'' was derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point". The genus is commonly divided into two subgenera, ''Puya'', containing eight species, and ''Puyopsis'' containing the remainder. The subgenera can be distinguished by the presence of a sterile inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacti Of South America
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word (''káktos''), a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is now not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Although some species live in quite humid environments, most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. Because of this, cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. For example, almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Flora Of Chile
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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