Cactaceae
Austrocylindropuntia

Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb.

First published in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 12 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SW. Colombia, Peru to Bolivia. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome. It is has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 2300 - 2900 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2300–2900 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Cundinamarca, Nariño.
Habit
Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152809/183112856

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Cactaceae, R. Hunt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968

Morphology General Habit
A shrub or tree up to 5 m. tall, with main stems up to 10(–30) cm. in diameter.
Morphology General Spines
Ultimate joints cylindrical, often curved, 3–4 cm. in diameter; areoles on raised tubercles; glochids brown or wanting; spines 1–3 (–5) per areole (–12 on old wood), yellow or brownish, up to 3–7 cm. long (–13 cm. on old wood).
Morphology Leaves
Leaves fleshy, terete, l–5(–7) cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 8 cm. long, 4 cm. in diameter; perianth dark red to orange.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit pear-shaped, green.
Distribution
K3 K4 South America. Introduced into East Africa around Nairobi where it is said to have escaped and to grow wild.
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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