Difference between revisions of "Stenocereus thurberi"
Bot. Stud. 12: 101. 1961.
Common names: Organ pipe cactus pitahauya dulce
Illustrated
Basionym: Cereus thurberi Engelmann Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 17: 234. 1854
Synonyms: Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelmann) Britton & Rose Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelmann) Backeberg Pilocereus thurberi (Engelmann) Rümpler Rathbunia thurberi (Engelmann) P. V. Heath
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|name=Cereus thurberi | |name=Cereus thurberi | ||
|authority=Engelmann | |authority=Engelmann | ||
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|name=Lemaireocereus thurberi | |name=Lemaireocereus thurberi | ||
|authority=(Engelmann) Britton & Rose | |authority=(Engelmann) Britton & Rose | ||
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|name=Marshallocereus thurberi | |name=Marshallocereus thurberi | ||
|authority=(Engelmann) Backeberg | |authority=(Engelmann) Backeberg | ||
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|name=Pilocereus thurberi | |name=Pilocereus thurberi | ||
|authority=(Engelmann) Rümpler | |authority=(Engelmann) Rümpler | ||
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|name=Rathbunia thurberi | |name=Rathbunia thurberi | ||
|authority=(Engelmann) P. V. Heath | |authority=(Engelmann) P. V. Heath | ||
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|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae;Stenocereus;Stenocereus thurberi | |hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae;Stenocereus;Stenocereus thurberi | ||
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs,</b> branching basal, 3–6[–12+] m. <b>Stems</b> erect, at first yellow-green then green, lacking red pigmentation, glabrous and dull, forming patches of orange young bark on aged and undamaged segments; ribs [12–]15–19, somewhat tuberculate, interareolar transverse fold often present on young ribs, 9–12 mm to rib crest; cortex yellowish, mucilage sacs conspicuous in outer cortex only; pith lacking mucilage, 4–6 cm wide; areoles 1–1.6 cm apart along ribs, circular, 4–6 mm, hairs reddish brown. <b>Spines</b> 11–14(–19), thin, straight; radial spines 1–3.5 cm; central spines to 6 cm. <b>Flowers</b> nocturnal, mostly subterminal, funnelform, to 6–7.5(–9) × 6–7 cm; flower tubes about 4 cm; scales at base of tube red with green margins; tepals to 6.5 cm wide; outer tepals reddish with pink margins; inner tepals cream-white to light pink; filaments white to pink, 2–3 cm; ovary tuberculate with green, rhomboid tubercles and small red bracts at anthesis, areoles with tan hairs and sometimes short spines; styles white, 4 cm; nectar chamber 1–1.5 cm. <b>Fruits</b> red, 45–65 mm, fleshy, bearing deciduous spiny areoles; pulp sweet. <b>Seeds</b> 2 mm, glossy. <b>2n</b> = 22.</span><!-- |
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| + | |phenology=Flowering (Mar)Apr–Jul[-Dec]; fruiting mostly Jul–Aug. | ||
|habitat=Upland Sonoran desert scrub | |habitat=Upland Sonoran desert scrub | ||
|elevation=20-1100 m | |elevation=20-1100 m | ||
|distribution=Ariz.;Mexico (Baja California;Baja California Sur;Sinaloa;Sonora). | |distribution=Ariz.;Mexico (Baja California;Baja California Sur;Sinaloa;Sonora). | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Stenocereus thurberi is a common columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert, throughout Baja California and the islands of the Gulf of California and in the west-coastal vegetation from Sonora to Sinaloa. In Mexico, where S. thurberi is arborescent, it has a very short trunk to 0.5 m, exceeds 12 m, branches more than in northern populations, and can have as few as 12 ribs. Tall specimens of S. thurberi occur where the plants grow in taller vegetation, hence competing with small trees for sunlight (A. C. Gibson and P. S. Nobel 1986).</p><!-- | + | |discussion=<p><i>Stenocereus thurberi</i> is a common columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert, throughout Baja California and the islands of the Gulf of California and in the west-coastal vegetation from Sonora to Sinaloa. In Mexico, where <i>S. thurberi</i> is arborescent, it has a very short trunk to 0.5 m, exceeds 12 m, branches more than in northern populations, and can have as few as 12 ribs. Tall specimens of <i>S. thurberi</i> occur where the plants grow in taller vegetation, hence competing with small trees for sunlight (A. C. Gibson and P. S. Nobel 1986).</p><!-- |
| − | --><p>Stenocereus thurberi belongs to the largest clade of Stenocereus wherein all species possess dark red or brown, glandular areolar trichomes (A. C. Gibson 1988). The group of species most closely related to S. thurberi have the interareolar transverse fold, a distinctive mark that persists after the ribs become fully expanded.</p> | + | --><p><i>Stenocereus thurberi</i> belongs to the largest clade of <i>Stenocereus</i> wherein all species possess dark red or brown, glandular areolar trichomes (A. C. Gibson 1988). The group of species most closely related to <i>S. thurberi</i> have the interareolar transverse fold, a distinctive mark that persists after the ribs become fully expanded.</p> |
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 5 November 2020
Shrubs, branching basal, 3–6[–12+] m. Stems erect, at first yellow-green then green, lacking red pigmentation, glabrous and dull, forming patches of orange young bark on aged and undamaged segments; ribs [12–]15–19, somewhat tuberculate, interareolar transverse fold often present on young ribs, 9–12 mm to rib crest; cortex yellowish, mucilage sacs conspicuous in outer cortex only; pith lacking mucilage, 4–6 cm wide; areoles 1–1.6 cm apart along ribs, circular, 4–6 mm, hairs reddish brown. Spines 11–14(–19), thin, straight; radial spines 1–3.5 cm; central spines to 6 cm. Flowers nocturnal, mostly subterminal, funnelform, to 6–7.5(–9) × 6–7 cm; flower tubes about 4 cm; scales at base of tube red with green margins; tepals to 6.5 cm wide; outer tepals reddish with pink margins; inner tepals cream-white to light pink; filaments white to pink, 2–3 cm; ovary tuberculate with green, rhomboid tubercles and small red bracts at anthesis, areoles with tan hairs and sometimes short spines; styles white, 4 cm; nectar chamber 1–1.5 cm. Fruits red, 45–65 mm, fleshy, bearing deciduous spiny areoles; pulp sweet. Seeds 2 mm, glossy. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering (Mar)Apr–Jul[-Dec]; fruiting mostly Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Upland Sonoran desert scrub
Elevation: 20-1100 m
Distribution
Ariz., Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora).
Discussion
Stenocereus thurberi is a common columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert, throughout Baja California and the islands of the Gulf of California and in the west-coastal vegetation from Sonora to Sinaloa. In Mexico, where S. thurberi is arborescent, it has a very short trunk to 0.5 m, exceeds 12 m, branches more than in northern populations, and can have as few as 12 ribs. Tall specimens of S. thurberi occur where the plants grow in taller vegetation, hence competing with small trees for sunlight (A. C. Gibson and P. S. Nobel 1986).
Stenocereus thurberi belongs to the largest clade of Stenocereus wherein all species possess dark red or brown, glandular areolar trichomes (A. C. Gibson 1988). The group of species most closely related to S. thurberi have the interareolar transverse fold, a distinctive mark that persists after the ribs become fully expanded.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.