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Matucana aurantiaca
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Matucana aurantiaca

Matucana aurantiaca (common name, orange muatucana) is a cactus in the genus Matucana belonging to the family Cactaceae. It grows in Peru in a Cajamarca and La Libertad regions. It is considered to have a stable population and a wide range with no threats.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 440263.