Pygmaeocereus bieblii


Pygmaeocereus bieblii, synonym Haageocereus bieblii, is a species of cactus from Peru.

Description

Pygmaeocereus bieblii grows individually with spherical, green shoots up to in diameter that barely protrude from the ground. The 10 to 25 barely recognizable ribs are divided into wart-like humps. The single central spine, which is long and in diameter, may also be missing. The 3 to 10 comb-shaped radial spines are white to dark yellow and long.
The broad, funnel-shaped, white flowers are long and in diameter. Its flower tube is long and slender. The long fruits are greenish red to brownish.

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1995 by Lothar Diers. The specific epithet bieblii honors the German cactus collector Wolfgang Biebl.

Subspecies

, Plants of [the World Online] accepted two subspecies:
  • Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. bieblii
  • Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii Ostolaza

    Distribution

Pygmaeocereus bieblii is distributed in the Ancash region of Peru, northwest of Huaraz, at altitudes of 600 to 1800 meters.