[2] Matucana tuberculata grows with globular to ovate, bright green shoots that usually branch out from the base or above and reaches heights of growth of up to 10 cm (3.9 in) with a diameter of 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in).

There are 14 to 18 broad straight or slightly twisted ribs articulated in conical protuberances.

The spherical, reddish-brown or green fruits reach a diameter of up to 6 mm (0.24 in).

[3] Matucana tuberculata is distributed in the Peruvian region of La Libertad in the Marañón River basin at altitudes of 1800 to 2400 meters.

[4] Rob Bregman and his co-authors placed the species in the genus Matucana in 1987