Cereus eruca T. Brandegee
Publication Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 163, t. 7 (1889).
"CEREUS ERUCA. (Plate VII.) Prostrate, very rarely branched, 13-ribbed, 3-4 feet long, 3-4 inches in diameter; rooting from the under side of the older growth, decaying at one end and growing forward at the other, generally in patches of 20-30, probably originating from a common center: areolae 4-6 mm. in diameter, separated about the same distance: spines about 20, stout, ash-colored, less than an inch long, the exterior cylindrical, the interior stouter, angular, somewhat and the lower central one much flattened, more than an inch long, angular, strongly reflexed: flowers and fruit not seen. Common on the sand of Magdalena Island and about San Jorge. Its local name is “chilenola.” The manner of growth, with uplifted heads and prominent reflexed spines, gives the plants a resemblance to huge caterpillars. The flowers are said to be yellow."
eruca: du latin eruca, chenille, en référence au port rampant.
Fiche créée le 10/12/2004, mise à jour le 03/02/2005.
Synonyme de
Stenocereus eruca (T. Brandegee) A.C. Gibson & K.E. HorakCommentaires
Publication:"CEREUS ERUCA. (Plate VII.) Prostrate, very rarely branched, 13-ribbed, 3-4 feet long, 3-4 inches in diameter; rooting from the under side of the older growth, decaying at one end and growing forward at the other, generally in patches of 20-30, probably originating from a common center: areolae 4-6 mm. in diameter, separated about the same distance: spines about 20, stout, ash-colored, less than an inch long, the exterior cylindrical, the interior stouter, angular, somewhat and the lower central one much flattened, more than an inch long, angular, strongly reflexed: flowers and fruit not seen. Common on the sand of Magdalena Island and about San Jorge. Its local name is “chilenola.” The manner of growth, with uplifted heads and prominent reflexed spines, gives the plants a resemblance to huge caterpillars. The flowers are said to be yellow."
Etymologie
Cereus: du latin cereus, cierge, en référence au port colonnaire de ces cactus.eruca: du latin eruca, chenille, en référence au port rampant.
Numéros de collecte
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philippe (contacter)Fiche créée le 10/12/2004, mise à jour le 03/02/2005.
Fiches de botanistes :
Brandegee, Kate
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Espèces du même genre :
Cereus aethiops Haworth