Neoraimondia arequipensis
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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: | Neoraimondia |
| Species: | N. arequipensis
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| Neoraimondia arequipensis (Meyen) Backeb.[2]
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Neoraimondia arequipensis, synonym Neoraimondia macrostibas, is a tree-like cactus (family Cactaceae) native to western Peru.[2] It was first described in 1835 as Cereus arequipensis.[2][3]
Description[edit]
Neoraimondia arequipensis grows like a shrub, branches at the base, and does not form a stem. The large, upright shoots can reach heights of up to 10 meters, with a diameter of up to 40 centimeters. There are 5 to 8 ribs. The cone-like, conspicuous areoles can grow to be up to 5 centimeters long. Some thorns are known to be as large as 25 centimeters long, with up to 7 thorns per areole.
The species has the largest areoles of any cactus; up to 10 cm (4 in) long and less than half as wide. From these emerge spines up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long.[4] It is also the source of an ingredient in the psychoactive beverage cimora.[5][6]
The greenish-white to pink-red flowers reach a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. Their pericarpel is studded with short hairs, and sometimes inconspicuous spines. The round fruits are purple and have a diameter of up to 7 centimeters. They are covered with brownish, felt-like areoles with short thorns.
Distribution[edit]
They survive with very little water, only with the sea breeze on the coastal hills or the drizzle, a phenomenon that originates from the El Niño current.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description as Cereus arequipensis was published in 1833 by Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen. Curt Backeberg placed them in the genus Neoraimondia in 1937.
In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the species is listed as "Least Concern (LC)".[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ a b c d "Neoraimondia arequipensis (Meyen) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Neoraimondia arequipensis (Meyen) Backeb". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ Britton, Nathan L.; Rose, Joseph N. The Cactaceae - Volume 2 (1963 reprint ed.). New York: Dover Pubs. p. 182.
- ^ Cruz Sánchez, Guillermo (1945). "Farmacología de la Isotoma Longiflorum". Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica. 4 (4): 284–318. ISSN 1726-4634.
- ^ Schultes, Richard Evans (1981). "Iconography of New World Plant Hallucinogens". Arnoldia. 41: 80–125.
External links[edit]
Media related to Neoraimondia arequipensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neoraimondia arequipensis at Wikispecies
