Parodia rechensis

Parodia rechensis
	Parodia rechensis
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Parody
Type :	Parodia rechensis
Scientific name
	Parodia rechensis
	( Buining ) FHBrandt

Parodia rechensis is a species of the genus Parodia in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet rechensis refers to the occurrence of the species in the village of Ana Rech in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul .

description

Parodia rechensis usually branches from the base and thus forms groups. The spherical to short cylindrical green shoots reach heights of growth of up to 7 centimeters and diameters of 3.5 to 5 centimeters. The apex of the shoot is covered with thorns. The approximately 18 ribs are usually vertical or slightly crooked. The areoles on them are covered with white wool and later become bald. One of the three to four dark yellow central spines protrudes, the rest are laterally protruding. They have a length of up to 1 centimeter. The usually four to six radiating white to yellowish radial spines are 6 to 7 millimeters long. Sometimes there are additional thorns and thorns.

The yellow flowers reach a diameter of 3 to 3.5 centimeters and lengths of up to 3 centimeters. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with red scales, white wool and white bristles. The scar is creamy white. The red, spherical fruits have a diameter of 6 to 7 millimeters. The fruits contain about 1 millimeter large, cap-shaped seeds .

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Parodia rechensis is widespread in Brazil in the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul .

The first description as Notocactus rechensis by Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining was published in 1968. Fred H. Brandt placed the species in the genus Parodia in 1982 . Nomenclatory synonyms are Brasiliparodia rechensis (Buining) F. Ritter (1979) and Brasilicactus rechensis (Buining) Doweld (1999, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4?).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Critically Endangered (CR) ", d. H. listed as critically endangered.

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literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 510 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 200.
^ Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining: Notocactus rechensis Buining spec. nov. In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 19, Number 2, 1968 pp. 23-25.
^ FH Brandt: The structure of the genus Parodia Spegazzini . In: Kakteen- und Orchid-Rundschau . Volume 7, Number 4, 1982, p. 65.
↑ Parodia rechensis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Larocca, J. & Machado, M., 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. 200.

[2] Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining: Notocactus rechensis Buining spec. nov. In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 19, Number 2, 1968 pp. 23-25.

[3] FH Brandt: The structure of the genus Parodia Spegazzini . In: Kakteen- und Orchid-Rundschau . Volume 7, Number 4, 1982, p. 65.

[4] Parodia rechensis in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Larocca, J. & Machado, M., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.