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Echinopsis atacamensis (cardón) is a species of cactus from Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. The wood of this species can be used in building and in making furniture.[1]

Echinopsis atacamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinopsis
Species:	E. atacamensis
Binomial name
Echinopsis atacamensis (Phil.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley[1]

Description

Echinopsis atacamensis has a tall columnar habit, sometimes forming branches and becoming treelike. It grows to about 10 m (33 ft) high, with stems to 70 cm (27.6 in) across. The stems have 20-30 ribs and areoles with 50-100 maroon coloured spines, the longest up to 30 cm (12 in) long. The rose-white flowers are 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) long, borne on the sides of the stems. The dark green fruits are densely covered with hairs, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long; they are edible.[1]

Systematics

Echinopsis atacamensis was first described by Rodolfo Philippi as Cereus atacamensis in 1860. It was placed in a number of genera, including Trichocereus and Helianthocereus, before being moved to Echinopsis by Helmo Friedrich and Gordon Rowley in 1974.[1]

There are two recognized subspecies.

Image	Name	Description	Distribution
	Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana (F.A.C.Weber ex Rümpler) Schlumpb.	often branched, 10 m (33 ft) tall	Argentina and Bolivia
	Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. atacamensis	usually unbranched, less tall (up to 6 m (20 ft)	Chile.[1]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Echinopsis atacamensis

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[es] Echinopsis atacamensis

Echinopsis atacamensis, llamado comúnmente cardón, cardón de la Puna o cardón de la sierra, es una especie de planta fanerógama de la familia Cactaceae que habita en áreas montañosas o altiplánicas del centro-oeste de América del Sur.

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[ru] Echinopsis atacamensis

Echinopsis atacamensis (лат.) — вид кактусов из рода Эхинопсис. Видовое название дано по месту произрастания — Атакаме, засушливому плато в Южной Америке.

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