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Matucana pujupatii
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Matucana
Species:	M. pujupatii
Binomial name
	Matucana pujupatii; (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman
Synonyms
	Borzicactus madisoniorum var. pujupatii A.B.Lau & Donald 1971; Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii (A.B.Lau & Donald) G.D.Rowley 1973;

Matucana pujupatii is a species of Matucana found in Peru.

Description

Matucana pujupatii occasionally grows with globular to ovoid, gray-green to blue-green shoots that branch slightly from the base and reaches heights of up to 15 cm (5.9 in) with diameters of 10 cm (3.9 in) and ten to twelve straight, wide ribs that are tuberculated. The spines are curved, flexible, brown and yellowish at their base, turning gray with age. The one or two central spines, that are sometimes missing, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long and the six to nine radial spines are 0.5 to 2 cm (0.20 to 0.79 in) long.

The slightly curved, crimson flowers are 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long and 4 to 5 cm (1.6 to 2.0 in) in diameter. The spherical to egg-shaped, somewhat purple-green fruits reach a diameter of up to 10 mm (0.39 in).

Distribution

Matucana pujupatii is widespread in the Peruvian Amazon and Cajamarca regions at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters.^[2]

Taxonomy

The first description as Borzicactus madisoniorum var. pujupatii was made in 1971 by John Donald Donald and Alfred Bernhard Lau.^[3] The specific epithet pujupatii honors Shawintu Pujupat Dagses, a Peruvian boy who accompanied Alfred Bernhard Lau during his tour in Peru. Rob Bregman elevated the variety to the rank of a species in 1988. A synonym is Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) G.D.Rowley (1971).^[4]

References

^ Assessment), Jose Roque (Global Cactus (2011-05-05). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 420–421. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ Donald, J. D. (1971). "A Commentary upon the Subtribe: BORZICACTINAE Buxbaum (Part 5)". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 26 (3). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 71–73. ISSN 0027-8858. JSTOR 42791693. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
^ Bregman, Rob (1988). "A Note on the Genus Matucana (Cactaceae)". Willdenowia. 17 (1/2). Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem: 173–180. ISSN 0511-9618. JSTOR 3996215. Retrieved 2023-10-11.