Matucana

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This article is about the genus. For the town, see Matucana, Peru.

Matucana
Matucana paucicostata 02.jpg
Matucana paucicostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Genus:
Matucana

Species

See text.

Matucana is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing approximately 20 species of mostly globular plants.[1] The genus is only known from Peru,[2] mostly along the Marañón River.

The first species was discovered near the town of Matucana and described as by Otto in 1849. Matucana was erected by Britton & Rose in 1922.[2] The genus Eomatucana F.Ritter has been brought into synonymy with this genus.

Some species are endangered due to collection for the specialist market.

Description[]

Low, globose or shortly cylindrical bodies, either solitary or clustering. The flowers are subapical, usually more or less zygomorphic, diurnal, in various colours, but mainly red, yellow or pink.[3] However, a few species, notably M. oreodoxa, have actinomorphic flowers and were placed in a separate genus - Eomatucana - by F. Ritter. They are reported to flower easily at a young age.[4]

Cultivation[]

All members of the genus cannot tolerate too much moisture and must be watered only during their growing season and when the substrate is dry.[2] They must also be kept warm through the winter or risk losing their roots.[2] Members of Matucana grow quickly and may be grown from seed.[2]

Species[]

Matucana polzii
Matucana madisoniorum
  • Matucana aurantiaca
    • Matucana aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca
    • Matucana aurantiaca subsp. currundayensis
    • Matucana aurantiaca subsp. hastifera
  • Matucana blancii
    • Matucana haynei subsp. haynei
    • Matucana haynei subsp. herzogiana
    • Matucana haynei subsp. hystrix
    • Matucana haynei subsp. myriacantha
  • Matucana intertexta
    • Matucana oreodoxa subsp. oreodoxa
    • Matucana oreodoxa subsp. rebutiiflora
    • Matucana oreodoxa subsp. roseiflora
  • Matucana paucicostata

References[]

  1. ^ "BioLib - Matucana". Biolib. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Divulgazione, Divisione (15 January 2013). "Matucana". Seeds Cactus. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ Anderson, Miles (2008). The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents. London: Lorenz Books. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780754818427.
  4. ^ "Plant of the Month: Matucana madisoniorum". The British Cactus & Succulent Society. August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  • Bregman, Rob: The Genus Matucana. Biology and systematics of fascinating Peruvian cacti. A.A.Balkema 1996.
  • Ritter, Friedrich: Kakteen in Südamerika, Band 4, s. 1486-87. Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag 1981.
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