Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Matucana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Matucana aurantiaca unspecified picture

Conservation status

Matucana aurantiaca threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001287845
COL ID 3YFHQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Borzicactus aurantiacus Arequipa aurantiaca Borzicactus calvescens Echinocactus aurantiacus Matucana aurantiaca Submatucana aurantiaca Submatucana calvescens Matucana calvescens Echinopsis ceroniana Borzicactus aurantiacus var. calvescens

Lower taxons

Matucana aurantiaca subsp. currundayensis Matucana aurantiaca subsp. fruticosa Matucana aurantiaca subsp. hastifera Matucana aurantiaca subsp. polzii Matucana aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca