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Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca

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Source-backed classification draft for Matucana aurantiaca.

Scientific taxonomy article

Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Matucana.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHERNAMERICA, PEROO, PER, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA; Peru.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, montane tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:135303-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Matucana aurantiaca". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7281682 ↩

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Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca is an attractive, globular to short cylindrical cactus species native to the high altitude Andean regions of Peru. Belonging to the family Cactaceae, it is highly sought after by succulent collectors for its dramatic, bright orange to golden flowers .