Autor: Britton & Rose • ETYMOLOGY “Cactus of the South, southern cactus”, because this genus is only found in southern South America. • DESCRIPTION A genus of small low-growing plants, solitary or branching at the base, of slow growth rate, stems tender and fleshy, with low ribs divided Into tubercles. Spines are straight or hooked. Flowers…
Autor: Lemaire • ETYMOLOGY “Star plant” because of the typical shape of some species within the genus. • DESCRIPTION A genus of usually solitary, highly variable plants, flattened, globose or elongated to shortly columnar, mostly covered with flaky scales (trichomes), some with spiny scales, with well defined ribs or with very elongated tubercles (A. caputmedusae). Spines…
Autor: Berger • ETYMOLOGY “Articulated wax candle” because the first described species (the old type, C. microsphaericus, – Schlumbergera microsphaerica) has segmented stems, but this Is not the case for the taxa of Arthrocereus. • DESCRIPTION A genus of solitary or low shrubby plants, with cylindrical stems, not segmented, erected or spreading. Areoles small, close-set, spines…
Autor: Britton & Rose • ETYMOLOGY A genus dedicated to Dr. Miguel Arrojado Lisboa (1872-1932), superintendent of the Brazilian Railroads at the time Britton & Rose described the genus in his honor in 1920. His portrait is unknown, the photo above represents an old Brazilian station that bears his name (©Newton Viana Leite). • DESCRIPTION…
Autor: Backeberg • ETYMOLOGY “Armed Wax candle” referring to the many long spines some species in the genus have. • DESCRIPTION A genus of branched shrubs or treelike plants reaching up to 12 m high. Stems columnar, constricted, segmented with 3-16 strongly developed ribs. Spines sturdy, but sometimes absent. Flowers nocturnal, self sterile, rather large, tubular…