Sulcorebutia pulchra

Sulcorebutia pulchra
	Sulcorebutia pulchra var. Longispina HS78a
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Sulcorebutia
Type :	Sulcorebutia pulchra
Scientific name
	Sulcorebutia pulchra
	( Cárdenas ) Donald

Sulcorebutia pulchra is a species of plant in the genus Sulcorebutia from the cactus family(Cactaceae).

description

Sulcorebutia pulchra grows sprout or rarely individually with light to dark green, sometimes violet-tinged bodies. These reach heights of 2 to 3 centimeters with a diameter of 2 to 4 centimeters and have a long taproot . The 7 to 12 comb-shaped arranged thorns lie more or less on the body and are only rarely a little more protruding or curled. They are whitish to brownish and 5 to 30 millimeters long. Central spines are absent or can hardly be distinguished from the radial spines.

The light to dark purple flowers have a lighter throat and are up to 3 to 5 centimeters long and have the same diameter. The fruits are greenish or brownish and have a diameter of 5 to 7 millimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Sulcorebutia pulchra is common in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca in the province of Jaime Zudáñez .

The first description as Rebutia pulchra was published in 1970 by Martín Cárdenas (1899–1973). John Donald Donald (1923-1996) placed it in 1971 in the genus Sulcorebutia . A synonym is Weingartia pulchra (Cárdenas) FHBrandt .

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. 612 .

Individual evidence

^ Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 42, Los Angeles 1970, p. 38.
^ Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 43, No. 1, Los Angeles 1971, p. 39.
^ Rebutia pulchra in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Lowry, M. & Carr, J., 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Sulcorebutia pulchra - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 42, Los Angeles 1970, p. 38.

[2] Cactus and Succulent Journal . Volume 43, No. 1, Los Angeles 1971, p. 39.

[3] Rebutia pulchra in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: Lowry, M. & Carr, J., 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.