Echinopsis coronata

Echinopsis coronata
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Echinopsis
Type :	Echinopsis coronata
Scientific name
	Echinopsis coronata
	Cardenas

Echinopsis coronata is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet coronata comes from Latin , means 'crowned' and refers to the flowers, several of which appear near the tip of the shoot.

description

Echinopsis coronata grows individually. The spherical, gray-green shoots reach heights of 10 to 15 centimeters and have a diameter of 12 to 17 centimeters. The apex of the shoot is sunk. There are about 13 ribs that are notched and protrude like a hatchet between the areoles. The sunken areoles on them are clearly sunk into the notches and are 2.5 to 3 centimeters apart. Awkward, gray thorns spring from them . The single central spine is 2 to 3 centimeters long. The eight to ten spread radial spines are sometimes on the shoot surface and have a length of 0.5 to 2 centimeters.

The long funnel-shaped, white and probably fragrant flowers appear in the area of the shoot apex. They are 18 to 19 inches long. The spherical, slightly humped, light green fruits reach a diameter of 2.8 to 3 centimeters and are just as long.

Distribution and systematics

Echinopsis coronata is distributed in the Bolivian Department of Santa Cruz in the province of Florida in middle altitudes around 2000 meters.

The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1957.

The following taxa were included in the species as a synonym : Echinopsis coronata var. Anacantha Rausch (no year, nom. Inval. ICBN -Article 29.1) and Echinopsis coronata var. Gracilispina Rausch (no year, nom. Inval. ICBN -Article 29.1).

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 226 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 54.
↑ Martín Cárdenas: New Bolivian Cactaceae collected between Comarapa and Samaipata . In: National Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 12, Number 3, 1957, p. 63.

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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. 54.

[2] Martín Cárdenas: New Bolivian Cactaceae collected between Comarapa and Samaipata . In: National Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 12, Number 3, 1957, p. 63.