Jardín Roca Negra JRN

Matucana

Matucana

53 species Cactaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of globose to cylindrical cacti from the Peruvian Andes, famous for their large zygomorphic tubular flowers in shades of orange, red, magenta, and yellow. Contains ~20-35 species endemic to Peru, distributed from the western slopes to the interandean valleys, at altitudes of 500–3,500 m. Many species are difficult to access and protected by CITES Appendix II.

Distribution Endemic to Peru (western and interandean Andes, from La Libertad to Ayacucho)

Conservation CITES Appendix II (all cacti). Several species with very small populations.

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Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) F.Ritter

Orange Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00001

Origin Perú (Cajamarca, La Libertad, Amazonas: laderas andinas occidentales e interandinas, 1500–3000 m)

Matucana aureiflora

Golden-flowered Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00032

Matucana aureiflora f. cristata

Crested golden-flowered Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00033

Type crested form

Matucana aureiflora F.Ritter

Golden-flower Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00002

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: valles del Marañón y Cajamarca, laderas andinas, 1800–2800 m)

Matucana blancii

Blanc's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00035

Matucana calliantha F.Ritter

Beautiful-flower Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00004

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: cuencas del Marañón, Cajamarca y tributarios, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana calvescens

Glabrous Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00036

Matucana calvescens (Kimnach & Hutchison) Buxb.

Smooth Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00003

Origin Perú (Lima y Ancash: laderas andinas occidentales, 1000–2500 m)

Matucana celendinensis

Celendín Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00037

Matucana celendinensis F.Ritter

Celendin Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00005

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: Provincia de Celendín y alrededores, cuenca del Marañón, 1800–2600 m)

Matucana comacephala

Hairy-headed Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00038

Matucana comacephala F.Ritter

Hairy-head Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00006

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y Amazonas: valles del Marañón, 1200–2500 m)

Matucana crinifera F.Ritter

Hairy Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00007

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y La Libertad: laderas andinas secas, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana currundayensis

Currundayán Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00039

Matucana formosa

Beautiful Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00040

Matucana formosa F.Ritter

Handsome Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00008

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: cuencas del Marañón superior, 1600–2800 m)

Matucana fruticosa

Shrubby Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00041

Matucana grandiflora

Large-flowered Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00042

Matucana haynei f. cristata

Crested Hayne's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00034

Type crested form

Matucana haynei (Otto) Britton & Rose

Hayne's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00009

Origin Perú (Lima, Ancash, Huánuco, Junín: laderas andinas occidentales y centrales, 1500–3200 m)

Matucana herzogiana Backeb.

Herzog's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00010

Origin Perú y Bolivia (Puno/La Paz: laderas andinas al sur del lago Titicaca, 3000–4000 m)

Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman

Huagal Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00011

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: Provincia de Hualgayoc y Huagal, cuencas del Marañón, 2000–3000 m)

Matucana hystrix

Porcupine Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00043

Matucana icosagona (Kunth) Buxb.

Twenty-ribbed Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00012

Origin Perú (Ancash, Lima, Huánuco: laderas andinas occidentales y cuencas del Pacífico, 800–2500 m)

Matucana intertexta

Interwoven Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00044

Matucana intertexta F.Ritter

Interwoven Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00013

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y La Libertad: valles secos interandinos, 1200–2500 m)

Matucana krahnii

Krahn's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00045

Matucana krahnii (Donald) Bregman

Krahn's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00014

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: cuencas del Marañón en la Provincia de San Marcos y alrededores, 1500–2500 m)

Matucana madisoniorum

Madison's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00046

Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley

Madison's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00015

Origin Perú (Amazonas: cañón del Río Utcubamba, valles áridos interandinos, 600–1500 m)

Matucana megalantha F.Ritter

Large-flower Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00016

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y Amazonas: laderas andinas de los valles del Marañón y sus afluentes, 1200–2500 m)

Matucana mirabilis Buining

Wonderful Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00017

Origin Perú (Ancash y Lima: laderas andinas occidentales, 1000–2500 m)

Matucana multicolor Rauh & Backeb.

Multicolor Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00018

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y La Libertad: valles interandinos secos, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana myriacantha

Many-spined Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00047

Matucana myriacantha (Vaupel) Buxb.

Many-spined Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00019

Origin Perú (La Libertad, Ancash y Cajamarca: laderas andinas, 800–2500 m)

Matucana oreodoxa

Mountain Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00048

Matucana oreodoxa (F.Ritter) Slaba

Mountain-glory Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00020

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y Amazonas: valles de montaña, 1800–3000 m)

Matucana pallarensis F.Ritter

Pallares Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00021

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: cuenca del Río Pallares y afluentes del Marañón, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana paucicostata

Few-ribbed Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00049

Matucana paucicostata F.Ritter

Few-ribbed Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00022

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: Provincia de Celendín y valles adyacentes, 1800–2800 m)

Matucana purpureoalba F.Ritter

Purple-and-white Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00023

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y La Libertad: valles interandinos secos, 1200–2500 m)

Matucana ritteri

Ritter's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00050

Matucana ritteri Buining

Ritter's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00024

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: valles del Marañón y sus tributarios, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana supertexta F.Ritter

Over-woven Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00025

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y Amazonas: valles xéricos del Marañón, 800–2000 m)

Matucana tuberculata

Tuberculate Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00051

Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman

Tuberculate Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00026

Origin Perú (Cajamarca y Amazonas: cuencas altas del Marañón, 1500–2800 m)

Matucana tuberculosa F.Ritter

Warty Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00027

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: Provincia de Celendín y cuencas del Marañón, 1600–2600 m)

Matucana variabilis Rauh & Backeb.

Variable Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00028

Origin Perú (Cajamarca, Ancash y La Libertad: laderas andinas occidentales e interandinas, 1000–2500 m)

Matucana weberbaueri

Weberbauer's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00052

Matucana weberbaueri (Vaupel) Backeb.

Weberbauer's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00029

Origin Perú (Lima, Ancash, Huánuco, Junín: amplia distribución en los Andes centrales, 1000–3000 m)

Matucana winteri F.Ritter

Winter's Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00030

Origin Perú (Cajamarca: cuencas del Marañón en la Provincia de Cajabamba y alrededores, 1500–2600 m)

Matucana yanganucensis

Yanganuco Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00053

Matucana yanganucensis Rauh & Backeb.

Llanganuco Matucana

Specimen ID RN-MATU-00031

Origin Perú (Ancash: quebrada de Llanganuco, Parque Nacional Huascarán y alrededores, 3000–4000 m)