Copiapoa gigantea
| Copiapoa gigantea | |
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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: | Copiapoa |
| Species: | C. gigantea
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| Copiapoa gigantea | |
Copiapoa gigantea is a species of Copiapoa found from Antofagasta to north Atacama, Chile.[1]
Description[edit]
Copiapoa gigantea forms larger groups up to 1.5 meters high and a diameter of up to two meters. The spherical to cylindrical shoots branch out from the base as well as laterally. They are gray-green to gray and reach a diameter of between 12 and 25 centimeters. The 20 to 37 ribs are notched. They flatten out a bit over time. The large areoles are orange. There is a central spine, which can sometimes be absent. The up to nine radial spines are yellowish with a dark tip and up to three centimeters long.
The lemon-yellow flowers are wide open and 2.5 to 4 centimeters long, with a diameter of up to five centimeters. They are odorless.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Copiapoa gigantea is found in Chile in the Antofagasta region near, the coast of Paposo.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description was in 1936 by Curt Backeberg. Nomenclatural synonyms are Copiapoa cinerea var. gigantea (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor (1987) and Copiapoa cinerea subsp. gigantea (Backeb.) Slaba (1997).
References[edit]
- ^ "Copiapoa gigantea Backeb". Plants of the World Online. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 139. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
External links[edit]
Media related to Copiapoa gigantea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Copiapoa gigantea at Wikispecies
