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Morphology of Cacti - Subfamily Maihuenioideae
Habit |
Shrub like as short cushons (Anderson 2001, Ramawat 2010) i.e. caespitose. |
Stems |
Succulent, short cylindrical to globose |
Leaves |
Small, terete, persistent |
Areoles |
Present |
Flower |
Terminal, solitary. |
Fruits |
Somewhat fleshy, with small scales |
Seeds |
Almost round, 3-4 mm in diameter, shiny |
Glochids |
Absent |
Spines |
Usually 3 per areole |
Roots |
Thick succulent roots |
Metabolism |
C3 -Calvin cycle (Anderson 2001) only. |
Neoteny or paedomorphosis |
Absent |
Distribution |
Restricted to Argentina and Chile |
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