Echinopsis cotacajesi
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Echinopsis cotacajesi is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet cotacajesi refers to the occurrence of the species near Cotacajes in the Bolivian province of Ayopaya .
description
Echinopsis cotacajesi usually grows individually. The spherical, cloudy green shoots reach heights of growth of up to 6.5 centimeters and have a diameter of 7 to 8 centimeters. There are eight to ten rounded ribs that are not notched. The circular areoles on them are dark gray and are up to 1.5 centimeters apart. From them arise needle-like, dark gray thorns . The single, upwardly directed central spine is 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. The seven to ten spread radial spines have a length of 0.5 to 0.8 centimeters.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers appear in the area of the shoot apex. They probably smell and probably open at night. The flowers are up to 11 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 5 centimeters. The spherical fruits have a diameter of 2 to 2.5 centimeters.
Distribution and systematics
Echinopsis cotacajesi is distributed in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba in the province of Ayopaya at altitudes around 2700 meters.
The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1970.
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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. 55.
- ↑ Martín Cárdenas: Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 42, Number 4, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1970, p. 184.
Web links
- Photo of Echinopsis cotacajesi