Sulcorebutia tarijensis

Sulcorebutia tarijensis
	Sulcorebutia tarijensis HS200
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Sulcorebutia
Type :	Sulcorebutia tarijensis
Scientific name
	Sulcorebutia tarijensis
	F. Knight

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

description

Sulcorebutia tarijensis grows solitary or sprouting with dark green bodies. These reach a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters and have a strong beet root. The 10 to 16 ribs are arranged in a spiral. The elongated areoles on it are yellowish. A central spine is missing. The 8 to 12 radial spines are arranged like a comb, lie against the body and are 5 to 15 millimeters long.

The red to dark red (sometimes a yellow throat), rarely yellow or purple flowers are up to 2.5 to 4 inches long and have a diameter of 3.5 to 4.5 inches. The fruits are brownish green and 4 to 6 millimeters in diameter.

Distribution and systematics

Sulcorebutia tarijensis is widespread in the Bolivian Department of Tarija . The first description was published in 1978 by Friedrich Ritter . Weingartia tarijensis F.H. Brandt is a synonym .

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 613 .

Individual evidence

↑ Ashingtonia . Volume 3, No. 1, Ashington 1978, p. 13.

Web links

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[1] Ashingtonia . Volume 3, No. 1, Ashington 1978, p. 13.