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Matucana
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This article is about the genus. For the town, see Matucana, Peru.
Matucana is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing approximately 20 species of mostly globular plants.[2] The genus is known only from Peru,[3] mostly along the Marañón River.
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Matucana | |
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Matucana paucicostata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Subtribe: | Trichocereinae |
Genus: | Matucana Britton & Rose[1] |
Type species | |
Matucana haynii | |
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Some species are endangered due to collection for the specialist market.