| Home Page | Matucana is a genus of about 20 Peruvian cacti related to Cleistocactus. They are generally spherical, although they tend to grow more columnar as they age. They are named after Matucana, a city in Peru close to Lima. Matucanas have attractive long-necked flowers, generally white, bright yellow, orange or bright red depending on the species. They come in spring or summer, in several flushes.
The Matucanas should be kept warm in winter, since they have a tendency to lose their roots if they are kept wet and cold. In summer, they do better with morning sun, although in very hot climate bright shade is generally best.
Matucana aurantiaca Matucana aurantiaca ssp. currundayensis Matucana aureiflora Matucana comacephala Matucana formosa Matucana fruticosa Matucana haynei Matucana haynei ssp. herzogiana Matucana haynei ssp. hystrix Matucana haynei ssp. myriacantha Matucana haynei 'cereoides' Matucana huagalensis Matucana intertexta Matucana krahnii Matucana madisoniorum Matucana oreodoxa Matucana paucicostata Matucana polzii Matucana pujupatii Matucana ritteri Matucana tuberculata Matucana weberbaueri Synonym and obsolete names Matucana blancii synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana breviflora synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana calliantha synonym of Matucana krahnii Matucana calocephala synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana calvescens synonym of Matucana aurantiaca Matucana celendinensis synonym of Matucana aureiflora Matucana cereoides synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana cereoides synonym of Matucana haynei 'cereoides' Matucana crinifera synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana currundayensis synonym of Matucana comacephala Matucana currundayensis synonym of Matucana aurantiaca ssp. currundayensis Matucana elongata synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana hastifera synonym of Matucana aurantiaca Matucana haynei var. elongata synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana herzogiana synonym of Matucana haynei ssp. herzogiana Matucana humboldtii synonym of Cleistocactus icosagonus Matucana hystrix synonym of Matucana haynei ssp. hystrix Matucana madisoniorum var. pujupatii synonym of Matucana pujupatii Matucana megalantha synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana multicolor var. hystrix synonym of Matucana haynei ssp. hystrix Matucana multicolor synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana myriacantha synonym of Matucana haynei ssp. myriacantha Matucana pallarensis synonym of Matucana aurantiaca Matucana purpureoalba synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana supertexta synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana tuberculosa synonym of Matucana tuberculata Matucana variabilis synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana winteri synonym of Matucana haynei Matucana yanganucensis synonym of Matucana haynei
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