Parodia linkii

Parodia linkii
	Parodia linkii
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Parody
Type :	Parodia linkii
Scientific name
	Parodia linkii
	( Clay. ) R. Kiesling

Parodia linkii is a species of plant in the genus Parodia in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet linkii honors the German botanist Heinrich Friedrich Link .

description

Parodia linkii usually grows individually. The green, egg-shaped to almost spherical or short cylindrical shoots reach heights of growth of up to 18 centimeters and diameters of 7 to 15 centimeters. The 10 to 13 (rarely up to 15) ribs are blunt. The bristle-like thin thorns are often barely distinguishable in central and radial spines. The three to four brownish central spines have a length of 1.3 to 1.8 centimeters. The ten to 13 white to red-brown, often curved and twisted radial spines have a brownish tip and are 0.6 to 1.2 centimeters long.

The medium yellow to golden yellow flowers reach lengths of up to 3 centimeters and a diameter of 5 centimeters. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with scales, white wool and brown to red-brown bristles. The scars are purple to pink or light yellow. The dark green, spherical fruits contain cap-shaped, almost dull black seeds that are slightly rounded and humped.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Parodia linkii is widespread in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina , Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul , in Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Misiones and Corrientes at depths of up to 500 meters.

The first description as Cactus linkii by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann was published in 1827. Roberto Kiesling placed the species in the genus Parodia in 1995 . Further nomenclature synonyms are Echinocactus linkii (loam.) Pfeiff. (1837), Malacocarpus linkii (loam.) Britton & Rose (1922, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4), Notocactus ottonis var. Linkii (loam.) A. Berger (1929), Notocactus linkii (loam.) Herter (1954) and Peronocactus linkii (loam.) Doweld (1999, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4).

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

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 502-503 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 138.
^ Index Seminum . Hamburg 1827, p. 16.
^ Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 67, Number 1, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1995, p. 22.
↑ Parodia linkii in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Larocca, J., Machado, M., Kiesling, R., Duarte, W., Pin, A. & Oakley, L., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 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. 138.

[2] Index Seminum . Hamburg 1827, p. 16.

[3] Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 67, Number 1, Cactus and Succulent Society of America, 1995, p. 22.

[4] Parodia linkii in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Larocca, J., Machado, M., Kiesling, R., Duarte, W., Pin, A. & Oakley, L., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.