Eriosyce bulbocalyx

Eriosyce bulbocalyx
	Eriosyce bulbocalyx
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Eriosyce
Type :	Eriosyce bulbocalyx
Scientific name
	Eriosyce bulbocalyx
	( Werderm. ) Katt.

Eriosyce bulbocalyx is a species of plant in the genus Eriosyce from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Thespecific epithet bulbocalyx means' (Greek) bolbos = onion, calyx = bud, calyx; with onion-like calyx '.

description

Eriosyce bulbocalyx grows individually with glaucoma-green, spherical to elongated shoots and reaches heights of up to 20 centimeters with diameters of 8 to 12 centimeters. The roots are fibrous. There are about 13 blunt ribs that are notched. The gray, strong thorns are strongly curved upwards and up to 3 centimeters long. They can be divided into five to eight central spines and eight to twelve radial spines.

The funnel-shaped flowers are narrowed at their mouth. They appear from older areoles and are straw yellow with a reddish throat. The flowers are up to 2.5 centimeters long and 2 centimeters in diameter. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with wool and occasionally bristles. The short, egg-shaped fruits tear open at a basal pore.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Eriosyce bulbocalyx is distributed in the Argentine provinces of La Rioja , San Juan and San Luis in the foothills of the Andes at altitudes of 500 to 1000 meters. It was first described as Echinocactus bulbocalyx in 1937 by Erich Werdermann . Fred Kattermann placed them in the genus Eriosyce in 1994 .

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. 256-257 .

Individual evidence

^ Repertory Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Sonderbeiheft C . Berlin-Dahlem 1937, p. 136.
^ Succulent Plant Research . Volume 1, David Hunt, Richmond 1994, p. 117.
↑ Eriosyce bulbocalyx in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Trevisson, M., Perea, M. & Demaio, P., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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[1] Repertory Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Sonderbeiheft C . Berlin-Dahlem 1937, p. 136.

[2] Succulent Plant Research . Volume 1, David Hunt, Richmond 1994, p. 117.

[3] Eriosyce bulbocalyx in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Trevisson, M., Perea, M. & Demaio, P., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.