Echinopsis cinnabarina

Echinopsis cinnabarina
	Echinopsis cinnabarina
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Echinopsis
Type :	Echinopsis cinnabarina
Scientific name
	Echinopsis cinnabarina
	( Hook. ) Labor.

Echinopsis cinnabarina on panel 2 from 1900 from Blooming Cacti

Echinopsis cinnabarina is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet cinnabarina comes from Latin , means 'vermilion' and refers to the color of the flowers.

description

Echinopsis cinnabarina grows individually with flattened, spherical, bright green shoots that can reach a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. The apex of the shoot is depressed and not thorny. There are about 20 irregular and crooked ribs , which are clearly divided into crooked cusps. The two to three central spines are slightly curved. The eight to twelve slender radial spines are slightly curved and 0.6 to 1.2 inches long.

The bell-shaped, funnel-shaped scarlet flowers appear on the side or on the shoulder of the shoot and open during the day. They reach a diameter of up to 4 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Echinopsis cinnabarina is distributed in the Bolivian departments of Cochabamba , Potosí and Chuquisaca in the middle high altitudes of the Andes (2500 to 3400 meters).

The first description as Echinocactus cinnabarinus by William Jackson Hooker was published in 1847. J. Labouret placed the species in the genus Echinopsis in 1853 .

Nomenclatory synonyms are Lobivia cinnabarina (Hook.) Britton & Rose (1922) and Cinnabarinea cinnabarina (Hook.) Frič ex F.Ritter (1980). In addition, numerous other synonyms are known because the type is very variable.

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

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 225 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 48.
↑ William Jackson Hooker: Echinocactus cinnabarinus. Cinnabar-flowerd Echinocactus cinnabarinus . In: Curtis's Botanical Magazine . Volume 73, 1847, plate 4326 (online) .
↑ J. Labouret: Monographie de la Famille des Cactees . Dusacq, Paris 1853, p. 288 ( online ).
↑ Echinopsis cinnabarina in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 48.

[2] William Jackson Hooker: Echinocactus cinnabarinus. Cinnabar-flowerd Echinocactus cinnabarinus . In: Curtis's Botanical Magazine . Volume 73, 1847, plate 4326 (online) .

[3] J. Labouret: Monographie de la Famille des Cactees . Dusacq, Paris 1853, p. 288 ( online ).

[4] Echinopsis cinnabarina in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2014.