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'''''Stenocereus kerberi''''' is a species of cactus in the genus '']'', endemic to Mexico.<ref name="s758">{{cite web | title=Stenocereus kerberi (K.Schum.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak | website=Plants of the World Online | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:244637-2 | access-date=2025-01-14}}</ref> '''''Stenocereus kerberi''''' is a species of cactus in the genus '']'', endemic to Mexico.<ref name="s758">{{cite web | title=Stenocereus kerberi (K.Schum.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak | website=Plants of the World Online | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:244637-2 | access-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>
==Description== ==Description==
''Stenocereus kerberi'' is a columnar cactus that can grow to heights of 2 to 3 meters and often forms dense clusters of branched shoots. The shoots are distinctly angular in cross-section, measuring 3 to 8 centimeters in diameter. Each shoot has four notched ribs, which are divided into noticeable humps. It features one to four grayish central spines that are 4 to 5 centimeters long, along with 10 to 16 grayish radial spines that range from 1 to 2 centimeters in length. The cactus produces slender, funnel-shaped flowers that are deep pink and open during the day, measuring 10 to 12 centimeters in length. Its spherical, red fruits can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter and retain remnants of the flower.<ref name="c661">{{cite book | last=Anderson | first=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | last3=Anderson | first3=Edward F. | title=Das große Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=602–603}}</ref> ''Stenocereus kerberi'' is a columnar cactus that can grow to heights of 2 to 3 meters and often forms dense clusters of branched shoots. The shoots are distinctly angular in cross-section, measuring 3 to 8 centimeters in diameter. Each shoot has four notched ribs, which are divided into noticeable humps. It features one to four grayish central spines that are 4 to 5 centimeters long, along with 10 to 16 grayish radial spines that range from 1 to 2 centimeters in length. The cactus produces slender, funnel-shaped flowers that are deep pink and open during the day, measuring 10 to 12 centimeters in length. Its spherical, red fruits can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter and retain remnants of the flower.<ref name="c661">{{cite book | last1=Anderson | first1=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | last3=Anderson | first3=Edward F. | title=Das große Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | pages=602–603}}</ref>
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
Stenocereus kerberi is commonly found in the Mexican states of ], ], ], and ], at elevations between 0 and 800 meters. Stenocereus kerberi is commonly found in the Mexican states of ], ], ], and ], at elevations between 0 and 800 meters.
==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
This species was first described as ''Cereus kerberi'' by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897. The name "kerberi" honors Edmund Kerber, who collected cacti in Mexico and sent samples to Berlin.<ref name="p096">{{cite book | last=Schumann | first=Karl Moritz | last2=Hirscht | first2=Karl. | title=Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) /von Karl Schumann. | publisher=J. Neumann, | publication-place=Neudamm : | year=1899 | doi=10.5962/bhl.title.10394 | doi-access=free | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/41245 | access-date=2025-01-14 | page=}}</ref> In 1979, Arthur Charles Gibson and Karl E. Horak reclassified it into the genus ''Stenocereus''.<ref name="d825">{{cite web | last=Garden. | first=Missouri Botanical | last2=Botany. | first2=Henry Shaw School of | title=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press | volume=v.65 (1978) | date=1978 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28003506 | access-date=2025-01-14}}</ref> This species was first described as ''Cereus kerberi'' by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897. The name "kerberi" honors Edmund Kerber, who collected cacti in Mexico and sent samples to Berlin.<ref name="p096">{{cite book | last1=Schumann | first1=Karl Moritz | last2=Hirscht | first2=Karl. | title=Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) /von Karl Schumann. | publisher=J. Neumann | publication-place=Neudamm | year=1899 | doi=10.5962/bhl.title.10394 | doi-access=free | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/41245 | access-date=2025-01-14 | page=}}</ref> In 1979, Arthur Charles Gibson and Karl E. Horak reclassified it into the genus ''Stenocereus''.<ref name="d825">{{cite book | last1=Garden. | first1=Missouri Botanical | last2=Botany. | first2=Henry Shaw School of | title=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press | volume=v.65 (1978) | date=1978 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28003506 | access-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

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Species of cactus

Stenocereus kerberi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: S. kerberi
Binomial name
Stenocereus kerberi
(K. Schum.) A.C. Gibson & K.E. Horak 1978 publ. 1979
Synonyms
  • Cereus kerberi K.Schum. 1897
  • Cleistocactus kerberi (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss. 1904
  • Rathbunia kerberi (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose 1909

Stenocereus kerberi is a species of cactus in the genus Stenocereus, endemic to Mexico.

Description

Stenocereus kerberi is a columnar cactus that can grow to heights of 2 to 3 meters and often forms dense clusters of branched shoots. The shoots are distinctly angular in cross-section, measuring 3 to 8 centimeters in diameter. Each shoot has four notched ribs, which are divided into noticeable humps. It features one to four grayish central spines that are 4 to 5 centimeters long, along with 10 to 16 grayish radial spines that range from 1 to 2 centimeters in length. The cactus produces slender, funnel-shaped flowers that are deep pink and open during the day, measuring 10 to 12 centimeters in length. Its spherical, red fruits can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter and retain remnants of the flower.

Distribution

Stenocereus kerberi is commonly found in the Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Sinaloa, at elevations between 0 and 800 meters.

Taxonomy

This species was first described as Cereus kerberi by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897. The name "kerberi" honors Edmund Kerber, who collected cacti in Mexico and sent samples to Berlin. In 1979, Arthur Charles Gibson and Karl E. Horak reclassified it into the genus Stenocereus.

References

  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  2. "Stenocereus kerberi (K.Schum.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 602–603. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. Schumann, Karl Moritz; Hirscht, Karl. (1899). Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) /von Karl Schumann. Neudamm : J. Neumann. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10394. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. Garden., Missouri Botanical; Botany., Henry Shaw School of (1978). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol. v.65 (1978). Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Retrieved 2025-01-14.

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Taxon identifiers
Stenocereus kerberi
Cereus kerberi
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