Echinopsis pentlandii

Echinopsis pentlandii
	Echinopsis pentlandii
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Echinopsis
Type :	Echinopsis pentlandii
Scientific name
	Echinopsis pentlandii
	( Hook. ) Salm-Dyck ex A.Dietr.

Echinopsis pentlandii on plate 26 from 1902 from Blooming Cacti

Echinopsis pentlandii is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet pentlandii honors the Irish geographer and naturalist Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873).

description

Echinopsis pentlandii usually grows in groups with spherical to egg-shaped, bright green and often glaucous shoots that can reach a diameter of up to 12 centimeters. The apex of the shoot is often sunk. There are twelve to 15 high ribs , which are deeply notched and divided into long, ax-shaped, sharp-edged cusps. The areoles on it are about 2 centimeters apart. Variable thorns spring from them . The single central spine, which can also be missing, is 3 to 9 centimeters long. The backward curved 5 to 15 radial spines are yellowish brown and are up to 3 centimeters long.

The short funnel-shaped flowers open during the day and are variable in color. It ranges from something purple-pink to red, orange or yellow. The throat is often lighter. The flowers are 4 to 6 inches long. Their quite strong flower tube reaches a diameter of up to 1 centimeter. The spherical, juicy, sticky fruits have a diameter of 1 to 1.2 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Echinopsis pentlandii is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Cusco and Puno as well as the Bolivian departments of La Paz , Oruro , Cochabamba and Potosí in the high altitudes of the Andes .

The first description as Echinocactus pentlandii by William Jackson Hooker was published in 1844. Albert Gottfried Dietrich placed the species in the genus Echinopsis in 1846 .

A nomenclature synonym is Lobivia pentlandii (Hook.) Britton & Rose (1922). 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.

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literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 239-240 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 182.
↑ William Jackson Hooker: Echinocactus pentlandii. Red-flowerd Echinocactus cinnabarinus . In: Curtis's Botanical Magazine . Volume 70, 1844, plate 4124 (online) .
↑ Albert Dietrich: Description of a new Cacteen Echinopsis Maximiliana Heyder . In: General garden newspaper . Volume 14, Number 32, August 8, 1846, p. 250 (online) .
↑ Echinopsis pentlandii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., Ostalaza, C., Cáceres, F. & Roque, J., 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. 182.

[2] William Jackson Hooker: Echinocactus pentlandii. Red-flowerd Echinocactus cinnabarinus . In: Curtis's Botanical Magazine . Volume 70, 1844, plate 4124 (online) .

[3] Albert Dietrich: Description of a new Cacteen Echinopsis Maximiliana Heyder . In: General garden newspaper . Volume 14, Number 32, August 8, 1846, p. 250 (online) .

[4] Echinopsis pentlandii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., Ostalaza, C., Cáceres, F. & Roque, J., 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2014.