Teteche

Description

Neobuxbaumia tetetzo is a species of flowering plant in the Cactaceae family. It is native to Mexico where it is found in Oaxaca and Puebla. Neobuxbaumia tetetzo has a columnar growth with most of the stems branching and reaches a size of up to 15 meters in height and up to 70 centimeters in diameter. The shoots are grayish-green, 8 to 12 meters long and have a diameter of 18 to 30 centimeters. The 15 to 20 blunt ribs are slightly rounded. Most areoles with only a central spine that is blackish and up to 5 cm long. The 8 to 13 radial spines are blackish and 1 to 2 centimeters long. The bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flower appear near the tips of the shoots, are whitish in color and 5-6 cm long. Its pericarp and flower tube are full of bumps, scales, wool, and hairs. The fruits are green, egg-shaped and up to 4 cm long and have thorns. Neobuxbaumia tetetzo was described by (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb. and published in Blätter für Kakteenforschung 6. 1938.2 Neobuxbaumia is a genus with 9 species of columnar cacti native to Mexico. Neobuxbaumia occurs in the eastern and southern areas of Mexico. In the habitat, these plants form impressive forests that extend throughout the hills. They are large arborescent species that reach about 15 m in height. The stems are columnar with numerous ribs. As with most tree-like cacti, juvenile plants vary considerably in appearance due to the ratios of spine size to stem size. Younger plants tend to be more strongly spined while older plants will lose spines in the lower parts of the stem or at least the spines are small compared to the size of the stem. The flowers are bell-shaped and can be white or pink; nocturnal The fruits are round with thorns and open when ripe with a white pulp.