Polaskia chichipe
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Polaskia |
| Species: | P. chichipe
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| Polaskia chichipe (Rol-.Goss.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
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Polaskia chichipe is a succulent cactus native to Mexico.
Description
[edit]Polaskia chichipe forms short main stem, Terminal branches 7 to 9 cm wide, slightly arched, light green, form a compact crown, 2-5 meter tall branching stems near the shoot tips with spines. It reaches heights of growth of 3 to 5 m tall and sometimes forms a clear trunk. The green, slightly curved shoots are less than 1 meter long and have a diameter of up to 7 centimeters.There are 9 to 12 sharp-edged ribs, 1 to 2 cm high, that are slightly curved and wavy on the back and that are up to 2 centimeters high. The areoles are 3 to 5 mm long, 1 to 1.5 centimeters apart. The spines are gray with a darker tip. The single central spine is up to 1.5 centimeters, the 6 to 8 radial spines 0.3 to 1.5 centimeters long.
The yellowish green to creamy white flowers open at night. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long, 3 cm long and reach a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. The bracts 3 to 4 mm long and 4 mm wide, ovate, fleshy, spines less than 1 mm long. External tepals 1 to 1.4 cm long, 0.3 to 0.5 cm wide, oblong, revolute (leaves that curve at their edges towards the underside or external face thereof), yellowish white; internal tepals 1.2 to 1.8 cm long and about 0.3 cm wide; stamens 0.8 to 1.5 cm long; style 1. 3 to 1.5 cm long.
The spherical fruits are deep reddish purple, 2 to 3.3 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide, globose, red, deciduous areoles when ripe, spines 5 to 7, 2 to 4 mm long, purple-red flesh; seeds 1.2 to 1.4 mm long that bloom between March and June.[2][1] [3]
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Distribution
[edit]Polaskia chichipe is found in a small area of mountains of northern Oaxaca, Michoacán, and southern Puebla, Mexico. It grows in xerophytic shrubland between 1,600 and 2,300 meters above sea level.[1] It is found growing along Cephalocereus mezcalaensis, Polaskia chende, Mammillaria haageana subsp. haageana, Ferocactus robustus, Agave karwinskii, Agave lechuguilla and Yucca periculosa.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described as Cereus chichipe by Robert Roland-Gosselin in 1905. The specific name "chichipe" comes from a common name in Spanish. In 1949, Curt Backeberg reclassified the species into the genus Polaskia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2013). "Polaskia chichipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T152412A121592100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152412A121592100.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Polaskia Species, Chichipe, Chichibe, Chichituna", Dave's garden, retrieved 20 February 2022
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 485–486. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Polaskia chichipe". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ D&Amp, Um National; (France), histoire naturelle (1905). "Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle". Impr. nationale. ISSN 0027-4070. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
External links
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