Leucostele atacamensis (Phil.) Schlumpb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Leucostele

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Rocky soils on high elevation plateaux above the tree-line; at elevations from 1,700-3,900 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses fuel material wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leucostele atacamensis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), and Chile

Conservation status

Leucostele atacamensis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001431281
COL ID 6Q5TX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trichocereus rivierei Cereus eriocarpus Echinopsis atacamensis Echinopsis rivierei Trichocereus eremophilus Leucostele rivieri Helianthocereus atacamensis Trichocereus atacamensis Leucostele atacamensis Leucostele rivierei Trichocereus cephalopasacanus Cereus atacamensis

Lower taxons

Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana Leucostele atacamensis subsp. atacamensis