Cylindropuntia humahuacana

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Cylindropuntia humahuacana
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 119, 411. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Austrocylindropuntia shaferi
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 14. 1951

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Austrocylindropuntia shaferi

Description: Austrocylindropuntia shaferiSN|4151]]SN|4151]] var. humahuacana is just an ecological form of Austrocylindropuntia shaferiSN|4151]]SN|4151]].

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Austrocylindropuntia shaferi / vestita group

Austrocylindropuntia shaferi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.: (var. shaferi) has some hairs on the juvenile growth only; spines up to 15, 10-50 mm long, usually reddish. Distribution: Argentina in Jujuy, and in Bolivia in Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí and Tarija.
Austrocylindropuntia shaferi var. humahuacana (Backeb.) R.Kiesling: has few, weak spines, up to 1 cm., usually whitish. Distribution: Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina.
Austrocylindropuntia vestita (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.: has steins completely covered with hairs; spines less than 15 mm long. Distribution: Argentina (Jujuy and Salta), and Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Potosi and Tarija).
Austrocylindropuntia vestita f. cristata: crested form.
Austrocylindropuntia weingartiana (Backeb.) Backeb.: A. weingartiana and A. shaferi are one and the same species.

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