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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora hort.

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley
Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) (Regnum Veg., 87): 10 (1973), without basionym page

Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Albiflora in Latin means "white flowering". It is like the species but with beautifully cream-white flowers.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley
Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) (Regnum Veg., 87): 10 (1973), without basionym page
Synonymy: 13 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) G.D.Rowley
Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) (Regnum Veg., 87): 10 (1973)
Synonymy: 3
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Matucana madisoniorum group

  • Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley: has flat globular rough textured blue or grey-green stems reminding of Lophophora either entirely spineless or covered with spines. Flowers zygomorphic bright orange-red. Distribution: Peru (Amazonas).
  • Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora hort.: has pure white blooms.
  • Matucana madisoniorum var. horridispina Kníže: it is always spined, and spines are somewhat stouter and longer. Peru (Amazonas)
  • Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) G.D.Rowley: has more cylindrical body, tubercled ribs, and its flowers are a very bright red. This plant also offsets quite readily. Distribution: Cajamarca (San Martin) - Peru.

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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Cactus Art
26598 diegoe Diego Armentano
Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Diego Armentano

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Standard orange-red flowered form and "albiflora" Photo by: Cactus Art
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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Diego Armentano

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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Cactus Art

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Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Viviana Alejandra Castro
18025 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Matucana madisoniorum f. albiflora Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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