Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii
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Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet riviere-de-caraltii honors the Spanish industrialist Fernando Riviere de Caralt (1904–1982).
description
Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii usually grows individually. The spherical, glaucous gray-green shoots , which are wide at their base, reach heights of up to 6 centimeters with a diameter of 10 centimeters. There are 14 sharp-edged ribs that are broken up into ax-shaped cusps. The areoles on them are white and 2 to 3 centimeters apart. Thorns are practically not formed.
The long, funnel-shaped, white flowers appear on the side of the shoots and open at night. They are up to 21 centimeters long and have a diameter of 9 centimeters.
Distribution and systematics
Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii is distributed in the Bolivian department Chuquisaca in middle altitudes around 2100 meters.
The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1971.
Gonzalo Navarro treated Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii in 1996 as a synonym of Echinopsis obrepanda subsp. obrepanda
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 241 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 204.
- ^ Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 43, Number 6, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1971, pp. 242-243.
Web links
- Photo of Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii
