Copiapoa krainziana

Copiapoa krainziana
	Copiapoa krainziana
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Copiapoa
Type :	Copiapoa krainziana
Scientific name
	Copiapoa krainziana
	F. Knight

Copiapoa krainziana is a species of plant in the genus Copiapoa in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet honors the Swiss gardener and head of the succulent collection in Zurich, Hans Krainz .

description

Copiapoa krainziana grows individually or branching from the base and forms groups up to one square meter in size. The gray-green shoots are spherical to cylindrical in shape. They measure 6 to 12 inches in diameter and are densely covered with thorns. The 13 to 24 ribs are straight. The thorns are very variable; either needle-like and fine, soft, straight or curved and white to grayish. There are 12 to 20 central spines and 10 to 12 radial spines.

The pure yellow flowers are 2.5 to 3.5 inches long. The fruits are up to one centimeter long and white or pink in color.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Copiapoa krainziana is common in Chile in the Región de Antofagasta on hills and in canyons north of Taltal .

It was first described in 1963 by Friedrich Ritter . Synonyms are Copiapoa cinerea subsp. krainziana (F.Ritter) Slaba (1997) and Copiapoa cinerea var. krainziana (F.Ritter) GJCharles (1998).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

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literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2 , pp. 141 .
Friedrich Ritter : Cacti in South America . tape 3 . Friedrich Ritter self-published, Spangenberg 1980, p. 1102 ff .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 128.
↑ taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy . Volume 12, Utrecht 1963, p. 60.
↑ Copiapoa krainziana in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Saldivia, P., Guerrero, P., Faundez, L. & Walter, HE, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

Web links

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 128.

[2] taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy . Volume 12, Utrecht 1963, p. 60.

[3] Copiapoa krainziana in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Saldivia, P., Guerrero, P., Faundez, L. & Walter, HE, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.