# Matucana > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matucana > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matucana.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matucana > Source revision: 1354822870 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Genus of cacti This article is about the genus. For the town, see [Matucana, Peru](/source/Matucana%2C_Peru). Matucana Matucana paucicostata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cereeae Subtribe: Trichocereinae Genus: Matucana Britton & Rose[1] Type species Matucana haynii Species See text Synonyms[1] Anhaloniopsis (Buxb.) Mottram 2014 Eomatucana F.Ritter 1965 Submatucana Backeb. 1959 Oroya Britton & Rose 1922 ***Matucana*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [cacti](/source/Cactus) ([family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) Cactaceae), containing approximately 20 [species](/source/Species) of mostly globular plants.[2] The genus is known only from [Peru](/source/Peru),[3] mostly along the [Marañón River](/source/Mara%C3%B1%C3%B3n_River). Some species are endangered due to collection for the specialist market. ## Description Plants within this genus may be identified by the distinctive structure of their fruits, which are marked by vertical splits that release their seeds upon maturity. The overall body shape, spination, offset production, and preferred habitat exhibit considerable variability, mirroring the diverse nature of the flowers within the genus. Species of *Matucana* have low, globose or shortly cylindrical bodies, either solitary or clustering. The flowers are subapical, usually more or less [zygomorphic](/source/Zygomorphic), diurnal, of various colours, but usually red, yellow or pink.[4] However, a few species, notably *M. oreodoxa*, have [actinomorphic](/source/Actinomorphic) flowers and were placed in a separate genus - *Eomatucana* - by [F. Ritter](/source/Friedrich_Ritter). They are reported to flower at a young age.[5][6] ## Taxonomy The first species was discovered near the town of [Matucana](/source/Matucana%2C_Peru) and described as *Echinocactus haynii* by [Christoph Friedrich Otto](/source/Christoph_Friedrich_Otto) in 1849. The genus *Matucana* was erected by [Nathaniel Lord Britton](/source/Nathaniel_Lord_Britton) and [Joseph Nelson Rose](/source/Joseph_Nelson_Rose) in 1922 to differentiate it from the diverse *[Echinocactus](/source/Echinocactus)* genus.[3] ## Species As of October 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matucana&action=edit), the following species were accepted:[1][7] Image Scientific name Distribution Matucana aurantiaca (Vaupel) Buxb. Peru. Matucana aureiflora F.Ritter Peru. Matucana borchersii (Boed.) G.J.Charles Peru (Ancash) Matucana charlesiorum Hoxey Peru Matucana chrysacantha Hoxey & G.J.Charles Peru Matucana formosa F.Ritter Peru. Matucana gigantea G.J.Charles Peru Matucana haynii (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose Peru. Matucana hoxeyi (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles Peru. Matucana huagalensis (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregmann, Meerst., Melis & Pullen Peru. Matucana intertexta F.Ritter Peru. Matucana klopfensteinii Cieza & Pino Peru (Cajamarca). Matucana krahnii (Donald) Bregmann Peru. Matucana madisoniorum (Hutchison) G.D.Rowley Peru. Matucana oreodoxa (F.Ritter) Slaba Peru. Matucana ostolazae (Pino & L.E.Alomía) Pino & L.E.Alomía Peru (Junín) Matucana paucicostata F.Ritter Peru. Matucana peruviana (K.Schum.) G.J.Charles Peru (Cuzco, Junin) Matucana pughii G.J.Charles Peru. Matucana pujupatii (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregmann Peru. Matucana rebutiiflora G.J.Charles Peru. Matucana ritteri Buining Peru. Matucana roseiflora (G.J.Charles) G.J.Charles & Hoxey Peru. Matucana tuberculata (Donald) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.Pullen Peru. Matucana weberbaueri (Vaupel) Backeb. Peru. ## Cultivation All members of the genus cannot tolerate too much moisture so that it is recommended that they be watered only during their growing season and when the [substrate](/source/Substrate_(biology)) is dry. They risk losing their roots if they are not kept warm through the winter. Members of *Matucana* grow quickly and may be grown from seed.[3] ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Matucana](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Matucana). [Wikispecies](/source/Wikispecies) has information related to ***[Matucana](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Matucana)***. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-POWO_5414-1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-POWO_5414-1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-POWO_5414-1_1-2) ["*Matucana* Britton & Rose"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/5414-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew). Retrieved 2023-10-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["BioLib - Matucana"](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id298308/). *Biolib*. Retrieved 20 June 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) Divulgazione, Divisione (15 January 2013). ["Matucana"](http://seedscactus.com/en/content/44-focus-on-genus-matucana). *Seeds Cactus*. Retrieved 20 June 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Anderson, Miles (2008). *The Complete Illustrated Guide to Growing Cacti & Succulents*. London: Lorenz Books. pp. 92–93. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780754818427](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780754818427). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Plant of the Month: *Matucana madisoniorum*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150621091936/http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom092014.php). *The British Cactus & Succulent Society*. August 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom092014.php) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Charles_2013_pp._2–4_6-0)** Charles, Graham (2013-08-31). "Matucana rebutiiflora, a new cactus species from Ancash, Peru". *Bradleya*. **31** (31): 2–4. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.25223/brad.n31.2013.a2](https://doi.org/10.25223%2Fbrad.n31.2013.a2). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0265-086X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0265-086X). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Korotkova_Aquino_Arias_Eggli_p._7-0)** Korotkova, Nadja; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador; Eggli, Urs; Franck, Alan; Gómez-Hinostrosa, Carlos; Guerrero, Pablo C.; Hernández, Héctor M.; Kohlbecker, Andreas; Köhler, Matias; Luther, Katja; Majure, Lucas C.; Müller, Andreas; Metzing, Detlev; Nyffeler, Reto; Sánchez, Daniel; Schlumpberger, Boris; Berendsohn, Walter G. (2021-08-31). ["Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family"](https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/206623/1/Korotkova-et-al_2021_Cactaceae_data_paper.pdf) (PDF). *Willdenowia*. **51** (2). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universitaet Berlin. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3372/wi.51.51208](https://doi.org/10.3372%2Fwi.51.51208). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0511-9618](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0511-9618). - Bregman, Rob: *The Genus Matucana. Biology and systematics of fascinating Peruvian cacti*. A.A.Balkema 1996. - Ritter, Friedrich: *Kakteen in Südamerika*, Band 4, s. 1486–87. Friedrich Ritter Selbstverlag 1981. Taxon identifiers Matucana Wikidata: Q311767 Wikispecies: Matucana BioLib: 298308 CoL: 5M3Q EPPO: 1MTUG GBIF: 7281454 GRIN: 18557 iNaturalist: 431296 IPNI: 5414-1 IRMNG: 1299031 ITIS: 907034 NCBI: 154425 Open Tree of Life: 964552 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5414-1 Tropicos: 40014960 WFO: wfo-4000023346 Authority control databases: National Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Matucana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matucana) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matucana?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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