Parodia turbinata

Parodia turbinata
	Parodia turbinata
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Notocacteae
Genre :	Parody
Type :	Parodia turbinata
Scientific name
	Parodia turbinata
	( Arechav. ) Hofacker

Parodia turbinata is a species of the genus Parodia in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet turbinata comes from Latin , means 'conically pointed' and refers to the shape of the shoots.

description

Parodia turbinata usually grows individually. The dark green, flattened spherical to disc-shaped shoots reach a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. A large taproot is formed. The twelve to 20 (or occasionally more) low, rather sharp-edged ribs are thickened around the areoles . The initially yellowish white thorns turn gray later. There is a single central spine that can also be missing. The five to ten straight radial spines often fall off partially.

The broad, funnel-shaped, yellow flowers reach a diameter of up to 3.5 centimeters. Your pericarpel and the flower tube are covered with pink scales. The scaled axilla has white wool and a brown bristle each. The scars are dark red. The red, club-shaped fruits are up to 2 centimeters long. They contain helmet-shaped, shiny, black seeds about 1 millimeter in length that are barely humped.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Parodia turbinata is common in the southwest of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul , in Uruguay and in the Argentine province of Corrientes .

The first description as a variety Echinocactus sellowii var. Turbinatus by José Arechavaleta was published in 1905. In 1998, Andreas Hofacker placed it as a separate species in the genus Parodia . Other nomenclature synonyms are Malacocarpus turbinatus (Arechav.) Herter (1943, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4), Malacocarpus sellowii var. Turbinatus (Arechav.) Y.Itô (1952, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4), Wigginsia turbinata (Arechav. ) DMPorter (1964), Notocactus turbinatus (Arechav.) Krainz (1966) and Notocactus sellowii f. turbinatus (Arechav.) Havlíček (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. 516 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 245.
↑ Anales del Museo Nacional de Montevideo . 2nd episode, Volume 5, 1905, p. 235, plate 21.
^ Andreas Hofacker: Further nomenclatural adjustments in Frailea and Parodia . In: Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives . Number 6, 1998, p. 12.
↑ Parodia turbinata in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Larocca, J., Machado, M. & Duarte, W., 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

Web links

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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. 245.

[2] Anales del Museo Nacional de Montevideo . 2nd episode, Volume 5, 1905, p. 235, plate 21.

[3] Andreas Hofacker: Further nomenclatural adjustments in Frailea and Parodia . In: Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives . Number 6, 1998, p. 12.

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