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| Stenocereus kerberi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- "Stenocereus kerberi (K.Schum.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Stenocereus kerberi at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stenocereus kerberi at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Stenocereus kerberi |
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| Cereus kerberi | |