Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Armatocereus
Description
Physical Description
Flowers: Flower Color: near white, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 8-10' tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 36-48" apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Caryophyllales
()
- Family: and, Oregon (
- Subfamily:
Cactoideae
()
- Tribe:
Browningieae
()
- Genus:
Armatocereus
()
- Backeberg, 1938
- Specific epithet:
cartwrightianus
- Backeb.
- Botanical name: - Armatocereus cartwrightianus Backeb.
- Specific epithet:
cartwrightianus
- Backeb.
- Genus:
Armatocereus
(
- Tribe:
Browningieae
(
)
- Order:
Caryophyllales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Synonyms
Lemaireocereus cartwrightianus Britton & Rose
Notes
Publishing author : Backeb. Publication : Bl?tt. Kakteenf. 1934, Pt . 3, [p. 4], nomen; et Blatter Kakteenforsch.1935, Pt. 1, [p. 7], in obs.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Armatocereus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
A. arduus (Armatocereus) · A. brevispinus (Armatocereus) · A. cartwrightianus (Armatocereus) · A. ghiesbreghtii (Armatocereus) · A. godingianus (Armatocereus) · A. humilis (Armatocereus) · A. laetus (Armatocereus) · A. mataranus (Armatocereus) · A. matucanensis (Armatocereus) · A. oligogonus (Armatocereus) · A. procerus (Armatocereus) · A. rauhii (Armatocereus) · A. riomajensis (Armatocereus) · A. rupicola (Armatocereus)
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Further Reading
- Anderson, E. F. (2001): The Cactus Family, Timber Press, Protland, Oregon
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3474523
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128877-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 1044789-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 719462
