Armatocereus Godingianus
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''Armatocereus godingianus'' is a
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of ''
Armatocereus ''Armatocereus'' (from Latin ''armatus'', "armed" and ''cereus'', "pliant/soft") is a genus of mostly tree-like cacti from South America (Ecuador and Peru). These species have a conspicuous constriction at the end of the annual growth. The flowe ...
'' from Ecuador and Peru.


Description

''Armatocereus godingianus'' grows in the form of a shrub or tree with numerous spreading shoots and reaches heights of up to 10 meters. A smooth trunk of up to 1.5 meters in height and a diameter of 15 - is often formed. The dark green shoots are divided into 30 - long segments with a diameter of 7 - , which are thickest at their base. There are seven to eleven ribs, separated by deep incisions, that are 1.5 - high. The 15 - 25 needle-like, flexible, brown or yellow spines later turn gray and are spread out in all directions. They have a length of 1 - . The white flowers are long and have a diameter of . The egg-shaped fruits are initially green and later turn brown and long.


Subspecies


Distribution

''Armatocereus godingianus'' is common in Ecuador in
Chimborazo Province Chimborazo () is a Provinces of Ecuador, province in the central Ecuadorian Andes. It is a home to a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo (volcano), Chimborazo (6,267 m), Ecuador's highest mou ...
along the Río Chanchán and in
Azuay Province Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea le ...
at altitudes of 1200 to 2300 meters.


Taxonomy

The first description as ''Lemaireocereus godingianus'' was made in 1920 by
Nathaniel Lord Britton Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 – 1934) was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York (state), New York. Early life Britton was born on the 15 of January 1859 at New Dorp, Staten Island ...
and
Joseph Nelson Rose Joseph Nelson Rose (January 11, 1862 – May 4, 1928) was an American botanist. He was born in Union County, Indiana. His father died serving during the Civil War when Joseph Rose was a young boy. He later graduated from high school in Liberty, ...
. Edward James Salisbury placed the species in the genus ''Armatocereus'' in 1947. Another nomenclatural synonym is ''Armatocereus godingianus'' (Britton & Rose) Backeb. (1938).


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External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q679385 godingianus Flora of Ecuador