Echinopsis aurea

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Echinopsis aurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. aurea
Binomial name
Echinopsis aurea
Britton & Rose
Synonyms
  • Hymenorebutia aurea(Britton & Rose) F.Ritter 1980
  • Lobivia aurea(Britton & Rose) Backeb. 1934
  • Lobivia shaferi subsp. aurea(Britton & Rose) E.Herzog 1985
  • Pseudolobivia aurea(Britton & Rose) Backeb. 1951
  • Salpingolobivia aurea(Britton & Rose) Y.Itô 1957

Echinopsis aurea, is a species of Echinopsis found in Argentina. [2]

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Description

Echinopsis aurea grows singly or in groups. The spherical to short cylindrical, dark green shoots reach heights of growth of 5 to 10 centimeters with a diameter of 4 to 6 centimeters. There are 14 to 15 sharp, distinct ridges separated by deep furrows. The brownish areoles on it are up to 1 centimeter apart. Brownish to black spines towards the base of the shoots emerge from them, which have yellowish tips. The usually four central spines that are strong, often flattened, 2 to 3 centimeters long. The eight to ten spread radial spines have a length of up to 1 centimeter. The mostly shiny lemon yellow, rarely white or red flowers appear in groups on the side of the shoots and open during the day. They are up to 9 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 8 centimeters. The egg-shaped fruits are semi-dry and tear open. [3]

Distribution

Echinopsis aurea is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Luis and Córdoba at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1922. [4] The specific epithet aurea comes from Latin and means 'yellow'. Nomenclatural synonyms are Lobivia aurea (Britton & Rose) Backeb. (1934), Pseudolobivia aurea (Britton & Rose) Backeb. (1951), Salpingolobivia aurea (Britton & Rose) Y.Itô (1957), Hymenorebutia aurea (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter (1980) and Lobivia shaferi subsp. aurea (Britton & Rose) E. Herzog (1985).

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Echinopsis aurea". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 218–219. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
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