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

See text

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 only known from Peru,[3] mostly along the Marañón River.

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

Description

Plants within this genus are identified by the fruit's distinctive structure, marked by vertical splits that release 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, in various colours, but mainly 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

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

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

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb.Peru.
Matucana aureiflora F.RitterPeru.
Matucana charlesiorum HoxeyPeru
Matucana chrysacantha Hoxey & G.J.CharlesPeru
Matucana formosa F.RitterPeru.
Matucana gigantea G.J.CharlesPeru
Matucana haynii (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & RosePeru.
Matucana hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) G.J.CharlesPeru.
Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregmann, Meerst., Melis & PullenPeru.
Matucana intertexta F.RitterPeru.
Matucana klopfensteinii Cieza & PinoPeru (Cajamarca).
Matucana krahnii (Donald) BregmannPeru.
Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.RowleyPeru.
Matucana oreodoxa (F.Ritter) SlabaPeru.
Matucana paucicostata F.RitterPeru.
Matucana pughii G.J.CharlesPeru.
Matucana pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) BregmannPeru.
Matucana rebutiiflora G.J.CharlesPeru.
Matucana ritteri BuiningPeru.
Matucana roseiflora (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles & HoxeyPeru.
Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.PullenPeru.
Matucana weberbaueri (Vaupel) Backeb.Peru.

Cultivation

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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 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. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universitaet Berlin. 51 (2). 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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