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Austrocylindropuntia exaltata (A. Berger) Backeb.
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Description:
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Much-branced, spiny, succulent shrub, 2-5 m high. Cladodes curved cylindrical, tuberculate. Spines clustered 1-3 together arising from white woolly pits, straight an solid, up to 5o mm long, yellowish-brown. Leaves fleshy, up to 12 cm long but usually only up to 6 cm , persistent. Flower orange-red or greenish-yellow. Fruit pear-shaped, c. 9 cm long. |
Notes:
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Several specimens seen around Camp Amalinda in the Matobo Hills that looked rather well naturalized. This species is listed as a declared weed and a potential transformer in South Africa. It is also known as an invasive species in parts of Kenya and Tanzania. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia |
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Spot characters:
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Image last updated: |
Saturday 27 December 2014 |
Literature:
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Bromilow, C. (2010). Problem Plants and Alien Weeds of South Africa Briza Publications, South Africa Page 53.
Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 88. (Includes a picture).
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