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Corryocactus erectus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Corryocactus
Species:	C. erectus
Binomial name
Corryocactus erectus (Backeb.) F. Ritter 1931

Corryocactus erectus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.

Description

Corryocactus erectus grows semi-prostrate to upright, is only slightly branched and reaches heights of up to 1 meter. The slender, cylindrical shoots have a diameter of up to 3 centimeters. There are five to nine narrow, not very prominent ribs. The eight to 18 bright, unequally long thorns that radiate in all directions have a darker base and cannot be differentiated into central and peripheral thorns. They are up to 1 centimeter long.

The light red to vermilion flowers are 2.5 to 4 centimeters long. The bright red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters.

Distribution

Corryocactus erectus is widespread in Cusco, Peru.

Taxonomy

The first description as Erdisia erecta was made in 1942 by Curt Backeberg. The specific epithet erectus comes from Latin, means 'upright' and refers to the upright shoots. Friedrich Ritter placed the species in the genus Corryocactus in 1981

References

1. Assessment), Jose Roque (Global Cactus (2011-05-04). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
2. "Name - Corryocactus erectus Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 145–146. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
4. "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-29.

External links

• Media related to Corryocactus erectus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Corryocactus erectus at Wikispecies

• IUCN Red List vulnerable species
• Corryocactus