Aylostera albiflora

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Aylostera albiflora
Rebutia albiflora 1.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Aylosterinae
Genus: Aylostera
Species:
A. albiflora
Binomial name
Aylostera albiflora
(F.Ritter & Buining) Backeb. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Rebutia albifloraF.Ritter & Buining
  • Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora(F.Ritter & Buining) Hjertson

Aylostera albiflora, synonym Rebutia albiflora, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia. [1] It was first described by Curt Backeberg in 1963 as Rebutia albiflora. [2]

Under the synonym Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora, the species gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aylostera albiflora (F.Ritter & Buining) Backeb.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-10-02
  2. "Aylostera albiflora (F.Ritter & Buining) Backeb.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-10-02
  3. "Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora", The Royal Horticultural Society, retrieved 2023-10-02