Echinopsis klingleriana
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Echinopsis klingleriana is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet klingleriana honors the Austrian Franciscan Father Elmar Klingler (1905–1995), who settled in 1954 in the Bolivian jungle in the village of Santa Teresia.
description
Echinopsis klingleriana grows individually. The spherical, light green shoots reach heights of 12 to 14 centimeters with diameters of up to 13 centimeters. There are 13 sharp-edged ribs that are notched. The circular areoles on them are gray and are 2.5 to 3 centimeters apart. Occasionally a central spine is formed, but it is usually absent. The five to six whitish to yellowish radial spines are sub-like and have a length of 2 to 3 centimeters.
The funnel-shaped, white flowers open at night and appear on the side of the shoots. They are up to 12 inches long. The ellipsoid fruits are 2 to 3 centimeters long.
Distribution and systematics
Echinopsis klingleriana is widespread in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz in the province of Chiquitos in the lowlands of 350 to 450 meters of the Chaco vegetation.
The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1965.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 233 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 127.
- ↑ Martín Cárdenas: Deux Nouveaux echinopsis du Center de Bolovie . In: Cactus . Volume 20, number 85, Paris 1965, pp. 109-110.
Web links
- Photos of Echinopsis klingleriana