- Source: Haageocereus bieblii
Haageocereus bieblii is a species of Haageocereus from Peru.
Description
Haageocereus bieblii grows individually with spherical, green shoots up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter that barely protrude from the ground. The 10 to 25 barely recognizable ribs are divided into wart-like humps. The single central spine, which is 2 to 4 mm (0.079 to 0.157 in) long and 1 mm (0.039 in) in diameter, may also be missing. The 3 to 10 comb-shaped radial spines are white to dark yellow and 1 to 1.5 mm (0.039 to 0.059 in) long.
The broad, funnel-shaped, white flowers are 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long and 4.5 to 6 cm (1.8 to 2.4 in) in diameter. Its flower tube is long and slender. The 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in) long fruits are greenish red to brownish.
Subspecies
Haageocereus bieblii subsp. bieblii
Haageocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii (Diers) Ostolaz
Distribution
Haageocereus bieblii is distributed in the Ancash region of Peru, northwest of Huaraz, at altitudes of 600 to 1800 meters.
Taxonomy
The first description was made in 1995 by Lothar Diers. The specific epithet bieblii honors the German cactus collector Wolfgang Biebl. A nomenclature synonym is Pygmaeocereus bieblii Diers (1995)
References
External links
Media related to Pygmaeocereus bieblii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pygmaeocereus bieblii at Wikispecies
