Polaskia chichipe

Short description: Species of cactus

Polaskia chichipe

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Caryophyllales
Family:  | Cactaceae
Subfamily:  | Cactoideae
Genus:  | Polaskia
Species:  |

P. chichipe

Binomial name
Polaskia chichipe

(Rol-.Goss.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak

Synonyms

[2]

* Lemaireocereus chichipe
* Lemaireocereus mixtecensis
* Myrtillocactus chichipe

Polaskia chichipe is a succulent cactus native to a small area of mountains of northern Oaxaca and southern Puebla, Mexico. It grows in xerophytic shrubland between 1,600 and 2,300 meters above sea level.[1]

## Description

Polaskia chichipe forms short main stem, Terminal branches 7 to 9 cm wide, slightly arched, light green, form a compact crown, 2-5 meter tall branching stems near the shoot tips with spines. It reaches heights of growth of 3 to 5 m tall and sometimes forms a clear trunk. The green, slightly curved shoots are less than 1 meter long and have a diameter of up to 7 centimeters.There are 9 to 12 sharp-edged ribs, 1 to 2 cm high, that are slightly curved and wavy on the back and that are up to 2 centimeters high. The areoles are 3 to 5 mm long, 1 to 1.5 centimeters apart. The thorns are gray with a darker tip. The single central spine is up to 1.5 centimeters, the 6 to 8 radial spines 0.3 to 1.5 centimeters long.

The yellowish green to creamy white flowers open at night. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long, 3 cm long and reach a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. The bracts 3 to 4 mm long and 4 mm wide, ovate, fleshy, spines less than 1 mm long. External tepals 1 to 1.4 cm long, 0.3 to 0.5 cm wide, oblong, revolute (leaves that curve at their edges towards the underside or external face thereof), yellowish white; internal tepals 1.2 to 1.8 cm long and about 0.3 cm wide; stamens 0.8 to 1.5 cm long; style 1. 3 to 1.5 cm long.

The spherical fruits are deep reddish purple, 2 to 3.3 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide, globose, red, deciduous areoles when ripe, spines 5 to 7, 2 to 4 mm long, purple-red flesh; seeds 1.2 to 1.4 mm long that bloom between March and June.[2][1]

* terminal branch tip

* Flower

* Flowers and buds

* Crested plant

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2013). "Polaskia chichipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T152412A121592100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152412A121592100.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152412/121592100. Retrieved 20 February 2022. |date= / |doi= mismatch
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Polaskia Species, Chichipe, Chichibe, Chichituna", Dave's garden, https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/63856/#b, retrieved 20 February 2022

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2101117 entry

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