Matucana

This article is about the genus. For the town, see Matucana, Peru.

Matucana
Matucana paucicostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Trichocereinae
Genus: Matucana
Britton & Rose[1]
Type species
Matucana haynii
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Anhaloniopsis (Buxb.) Mottram 2014
  • Eomatucana F.Ritter 1965
  • Submatucana Backeb. 1959

Matucana is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing approximately 20 species of mostly globular plants.[2] The genus is known only from Peru,[3] mostly along the Marañón River.

Some species are endangered due to collection for the specialist market.

Description

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Plants within this genus may be identified by the distinctive structure of their fruits, which are marked by vertical splits that release their seeds upon maturity. The overall body shape, spination, offset production, and preferred habitat exhibit considerable variability, mirroring the diverse nature of the flowers within the genus. Species of Matucana have low, globose or shortly cylindrical bodies, either solitary or clustering. The flowers are subapical, usually more or less zygomorphic, diurnal, of various colours, but usually red, yellow or pink.[4] However, a few species, notably M. oreodoxa, have actinomorphic flowers and were placed in a separate genus - Eomatucana - by F. Ritter. They are reported to flower at a young age.[5][6]

Taxonomy

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The first species was discovered near the town of Matucana and described as Echinocactus haynii by Christoph Friedrich Otto in 1849. The genus Matucana was erected by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1922 to differentiate it from the diverse Echinocactus genus.[3]

Species

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As of October 2023, the following species were accepted:[1][7]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb. Peru.
Matucana aureiflora F.Ritter Peru.
Matucana charlesiorum Hoxey Peru
Matucana chrysacantha Hoxey & G.J.Charles Peru
Matucana formosa F.Ritter Peru.
Matucana gigantea G.J.Charles Peru
Matucana haynii (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose Peru.
Matucana hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles Peru.
Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregmann, Meerst., Melis & Pullen Peru.
Matucana intertexta F.Ritter Peru.
Matucana klopfensteinii Cieza & Pino Peru (Cajamarca).
Matucana krahnii (Donald) Bregmann Peru.
Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley Peru.
Matucana oreodoxa (F.Ritter) Slaba Peru.
Matucana paucicostata F.Ritter Peru.
Matucana pughii G.J.Charles Peru.
Matucana pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregmann Peru.
Matucana rebutiiflora G.J.Charles Peru.
Matucana ritteri Buining Peru.
Matucana roseiflora (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles & Hoxey Peru.
Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen Peru.
Matucana weberbaueri (Vaupel) Backeb. Peru.

Cultivation

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All members of the genus cannot tolerate too much moisture so that it is recommended that they be watered only during their growing season and when the substrate is dry. They risk losing their roots if they are not kept warm through the winter. Members of Matucana grow quickly and may be grown from seed.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Matucana Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ^ "BioLib - Matucana". Biolib. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Divulgazione, Divisione (15 January 2013). "Matucana". Seeds Cactus. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ Anderson, Miles (2008). The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents. London: Lorenz Books. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780754818427.
  5. ^ "Plant of the Month: Matucana madisoniorum". The British Cactus & Succulent Society. August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ^ Charles, Graham (2013-08-31). "Matucana rebutiiflora , a new cactus species from Ancash, Peru". Bradleya. 31 (31): 2–4. doi:10.25223/brad.n31.2013.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
  7. ^ Korotkova, Nadja; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador; Eggli, Urs; Franck, Alan; Gómez-Hinostrosa, Carlos; Guerrero, Pablo C.; Hernández, Héctor M.; Kohlbecker, Andreas; Köhler, Matias; Luther, Katja; Majure, Lucas C.; Müller, Andreas; Metzing, Detlev; Nyffeler, Reto; Sánchez, Daniel; Schlumpberger, Boris; Berendsohn, Walter G. (2021-08-31). "Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family". Willdenowia. 51 (2). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universitaet Berlin. doi:10.3372/wi.51.51208. ISSN 0511-9618.
  • Bregman, Rob: The Genus Matucana. Biology and systematics of fascinating Peruvian cacti. A.A.Balkema 1996.
  • Ritter, Friedrich: Kakteen in Südamerika, Band 4, s. 1486–87. Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag 1981.
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