Lophocereus
| Lophocereus | |
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| File:Pájara La Lajita - Oasis Park - Pachycereus schottii 02 ies.jpg | |
| Lophocereus schottii | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Echinocereeae |
| Genus: | Lophocereus Britton & Rose[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lophocereus schottii | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lophocereus is a genus of cacti. It has often been merged into the genus Pachycereus, but was separated in a 2019 revision of Pachycereus,[2] and is accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2021[update].
Description
Lophocereus are bushy cacti, little or very branched from the base, with 4-15 pronounced ribs. They have variable spines depending on the species. In summer, on the sides of the stem, on the pseudocephalium in L. schotti, self-sterile tubular flowers of reddish, orange, or greenish color, sometimes yellow, emerge. It has scales on the outside. The flowers are pollinated by insects and bats. Its fruits are red globose and its seeds are black and shiny.[3]
Species
As of March 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Pachycereus gatesii.jpg | Lophocereus gatesii M.E.Jones | Mexico (Baja California Sur ) |
| File:Caryophyllales - Pachycereus marginatus - 1.jpg | Lophocereus marginatus (DC.) S.Arias & Terrazas | Mexico, United States ( Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California) |
| File:Pájara La Lajita - Oasis Park - Pachycereus schottii 04 ies.jpg | Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose | United States (Arizona), Mexico (Baja California and Sonora) |
Uses
Its cultivation is very widespread in family gardens, to prevent erosion and for its fruits, and in gardens for its ornamental value. The fruits are consumed fresh or dried and used to make sauces, ice cream and jams. The stems serve as fodder. They are used as medicine for earaches, diarrhea, kidney and bladder problems, ulcers, tumors, even cirrhosis. It is also used to dye hair and prevent hair loss. Its wood is used in construction and planted close together they serve as fences for corrals.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lophocereus Britton & Rose", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-16
- ↑ Arias, Salvador & Terrazas, Teresa (2009), "Taxonomic Revision of Pachycereus (Cactaceae)", Systematic Botany, 34 (1): 68–83, doi:10.1600/036364409787602384, S2CID 85586643, cited in Hunt, David (2016), CITES Cactaceae Checklist (PDF) (3rd ed.), Royal Botanic Gardens, ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1, retrieved 2021-03-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Volumen 4: Los Cactus. Universidad de Valencia E.G. p. 103" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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