Cereus mortensenii
| Cereus mortensenii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cereus |
| Species: | C. mortensenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cereus mortensenii (Croizat) D.R.Hunt & N.P.Taylor[1]
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Cereus mortensenii is a species of plant found in Venezuela. It is the only Cereus species with a cephalium.
Description
Cereus mortensenii is a treelike plant, growing up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall. The bluish stems are up to 8 cm (3.1 in) wide and have woolly areoles. Each areole has 1 or 2 central spines up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long and 5-7 radial spine up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. Cream colored flowers up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long emerge from the white cephalium on mature plants.[2]
Taxonomy
This plant is sometimes placed in the genus Pilosocereus because of its cephalium.
etymology
This plant is named for Russell H. Mortensen who helped with the discovery and collection of this species [3]
References
- ^ "Cereus mortensenii (L.) Mill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Cereus mortensenii". desert-tropicals.com.
- ^ "Cereus mortensenii". Dictionary of 🌵 Cactus Names. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2025-05-21.