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Pfeiffera

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Pfeiffera

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Pfeiffera

Species

P. brevispina
P. crenata
P. erecta
P. gracilis
P. ianthothele
P. ianthothele var. boliviana
P. ianthothele var. tarijensis
P. incahuasina
P. mataralensis
P. micrantha
P. miyagawae
P. monacantha
P. monacantha var. samaipatana
P. multigona
P. paranganiensis

Pfeiffera is a genus of cactus named after Ludwig Pfeiffer.

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Distribution

Pfeifferas live in Bolivia and northern Argentina.

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Description

These are small cacti with few ramifications, some are even epiphytes (but with no aerian root). The trunk is green or green-red, with a length of 25 to 30 cm and a diameter of 2 cm. The plant has 4 to 7 ribs.

Flowers are diurnal do not open wide. They measure around 2 cm in length and 1.5 cm in diameter. Fruits are violet-brownish when ripe, spherical, pellucid and spiny. They measure 1 cm in diameter.

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