Echinopsis haematantha

Echinopsis haematantha
	Echinopsis haematantha
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Echinopsis
Type :	Echinopsis haematantha
Scientific name
	Echinopsis haematantha
	( Speg. ) DRHunt

Echinopsis haematantha with typical yellow flowers

Echinopsis haematantha is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet haematantha is derived from the Greek words haima for 'blood' and anthos for 'blossom' and refers to the dark red flowers of the species.

description

Echinopsis haematantha grows solitary or branching, and then forms small groups with a large carrot-like taproot . The flattened spherical to short cylindrical, olive-green to brownish-green to gray-green shoots reach heights of up to 12 centimeters with diameters of 5 to 8 centimeters. There are twelve to fifteen low and narrow ribs that are arranged in a spiral. The circular areoles on them are white. Yellow to dark brown or black thorns arise from them . The one to four unequal, strong central spines are often hooked and up to 6 centimeters long. The ten to twelve thin, needle-like radial spines are interwoven. They have a length of up to 1.2 centimeters.

The short funnel-shaped, yellow to orange to slightly purple colored flowers open during the day. They have a diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters. The spherical to egg-shaped, green to purple-brown fruits are semi-dry and tear open.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Echinopsis haematantha is distributed in the Argentine provinces of Salta , Tucumán and Catamarca at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 meters.

The first description as Echinocactus haematanthus by Carlos Luis Spegazzini was published in 1905. David Richard Hunt placed the species in 1991 in the genus Echinopsis .

Another nomenclature synonym is Lobivia haematantha (Speg.) Britton & Rose (1922). In addition, numerous other taxa were included as synonymous in the very variable species.

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 . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 230-231 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 103.
↑ Carlos Luis Spegazzini: Cactacearum Platensium Tentamen . In: Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires . 3rd Series, Volume 4, 1905, pp. 498-499 ( online ).
↑ David Hunt, Nigel Taylor (Ed.): Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae . in: Bradleya . Volume 9, 1991, p. 88.
↑ Echinopsis haematantha in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Ortega-Baes, P., Lowry, M. & Méndez, E., 2010. Retrieved March 1, 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. 103.

[2] Carlos Luis Spegazzini: Cactacearum Platensium Tentamen . In: Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires . 3rd Series, Volume 4, 1905, pp. 498-499 ( online ).

[3] David Hunt, Nigel Taylor (Ed.): Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae . in: Bradleya . Volume 9, 1991, p. 88.

[4] Echinopsis haematantha in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Ortega-Baes, P., Lowry, M. & Méndez, E., 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2014.