Echinopsis saltensis

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

Echinopsis saltensis is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet saltensis refers to the occurrence of the species in the Argentine province of Salta .

description

Echinopsis saltensis usually grows individually and only sometimes forms cushions. A large taproot is formed. The spherical to short cylindrical, light green shoots reach a diameter of up to 9 centimeters. There are 17 to 18 low ribs that are flat tubercles. The areoles on them are close together. The one to four strong central spines are usually hooked and 1 to 1.2 centimeters long. The twelve to 14 radial spines are thinner than the central spines. They have a length of up to 6 millimeters.

The funnel-shaped, red flowers have a darker throat. They appear on the side of the shoots and open during the day. The flowers are up to 4 inches long. The spherical fruits are drying up and have a diameter of up to 5 millimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Echinopsis saltensis is distributed in the Argentine province of Salta at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 meters.

The first description by Carlos Luis Spegazzini was published in 1905.

The following taxa were included in the species as a synonym : Echinopsis cachensis Speg. (1905), Lobivia cachensis (Speg.) Britton & Rose (1922), Lobivia haematantha var. Cachensis (Speg.) Ullmann (1992), Echinocactus saltensis Speg. in lit. (1905) (nom. Inval., Art. 34.1c), Lobivia nealeana Backeb. (1934), Hymenorebutia nealeana (Backeb.) Buining (1939), Echinopsis nealeana (Backeb.) H. Friedrich ( 1974), Lobivia saltensis var. Nealeana (Backeb.) Rausch (1976) (incorrect name, Art. 57.1), Echinopsis saltensis var. Nealeana (Backeb.) JGLambert (1998), Lobivia pseudocachensis Backeb. (1934), Hymenorebutia pseudocachensis (Backeb.) Buining (1939), Echinopsis pseudocachensis (Backeb.) H. Friedrich (1974), Lobivia saltensis var. Pseudocachensis (Backeb.) Rausch (1987), Echinopsis saltensis var. Pseudocachensis (Backeb.) ) JGLambert (1998), Lobivia emmae Backeb. (1948), Lobivia saltensis var. Emmae (Backeb.) GDRowley (1982), Lobivia saltensis f. emmae (Backeb.) Ullmann (1992), Lobivia nealeana var. grandiflora Y.Itô (1957), Lobivia nealeana var. purpureiflora Y.Itô (1957), Lobivia pseudocachensis var. cinnabarina Backeb. (1957), Lobivia pseudocachensis var. Sanguinea Backeb. (1957), Lobivia saltensis var. Multicostata Rausch (1977) and Lobivia saltensis var. Zapallarensis Rausch (1987).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

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. 211.
↑ Carlos Luis Spegazzini: Cactacearum Platensium Tentamen . In: Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires . 3rd episode, Volume 4, 1905, p. 487 ( online ).
↑ Echinopsis saltensis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Ortega-Baes, P. & Méndez, E., 2010. Retrieved March 2, 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. 211.

[2] Carlos Luis Spegazzini: Cactacearum Platensium Tentamen . In: Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires . 3rd episode, Volume 4, 1905, p. 487 ( online ).

[3] Echinopsis saltensis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Ortega-Baes, P. & Méndez, E., 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2014.