Echinopsis haematantha

Echinopsis haematantha
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinopsis
Species:	E. haematantha
Binomial name
Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R. Hunt
Synonyms
List Echinocactus haematanthusSpeg. 1905 Lobivia haematantha(Speg.) Britton & Rose 1922 Echinocactus cachensis(Speg.) Speg. 1905 Echinopsis albispinaRoth 1903 Echinopsis amblayensis(Rausch) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina(Rausch) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis cachensisSpeg. 1905 Echinopsis densispina var. amblayensis(Rausch) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis elongata(Backeb.) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis haematantha var. chorrillosensis(Rausch) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. elongata(Backeb.) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. hualfinensis(Rausch) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. jasimanensis(Rausch) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii(Frič) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis hualfinensis(Rausch) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle 1983 Echinopsis kuehnrichii(Frič) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle 1983 Hymenorebutia drijverana(Backeb.) F.Ritter 1980 Hymenorebutia kuehnrichii(Frič) F.Ritter 1980 Lobivia amblayensisRausch 1972 Lobivia amblayensis var. albispinaRausch 1972 Lobivia chorillosensisRausch 1974 Lobivia chorrillosensisRausch 1974 Lobivia cinceroFrič 1930 Lobivia drijverianaBackeb. 1933 Lobivia drijveriana var. astranthemaBackeb. 1934 Lobivia drijveriana var. aurantiacaBackeb. 1934 Lobivia drijveriana var. nobilisBackeb. 1934 Lobivia elongataBackeb. 1956 publ. 1957 Lobivia haematantha var. amblayensis(Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. amblayensis(Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. cachensis(Speg.) J.Ullmann 1992 Lobivia haematantha subsp. chorrillosensis(Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. chorrillosensis(Rausch) Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia haematantha subsp. chorrillosensis(Rausch) Rausch 1977 Lobivia haematantha subvar. chorrillosensis(Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha f. drijveriana(Backeb.) M.H.J.van der Meer 2020 Lobivia haematantha var. drijveriana(Backeb.) G.D.Rowley 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. elongata(Backeb.) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. elongata(Backeb.) Rausch (1975 Lobivia haematantha var. fechseri(Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. fechseri(Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. hualfinensis(Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. hualfinensis(Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. jasimanensisRausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia haematantha var. kuehnrichii(Frič) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha subsp. kuehnrichii(Frič) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. viridisRausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia hualfinensisRausch 1968 Lobivia hualfinensis var. fechseriRausch 1972 Lobivia kuehnrichiiFrič 1931 Lobivia kuehnrichii var. antenniferaRausch 2010 Lobivia mirabundaBackeb. 1956 publ. 1957

Echinopsis haematantha, is a species of Echinopsis found in Argentina and Bolivia. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Echinopsis haematantha grows singly or branching, and then forms small groups, with a large carrot-like taproot. The flattened spherical to short cylindrical, olive green to brownish green to gray-green shoots reach heights of up to 12 cm (4.7 in) with diameters of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in). There are twelve to 15 low and narrow ribs arranged in a spiral. The circular areoles on them are white. Yellow to dark brown or black spines emerge from them. There are one to four central spines are unequal, strong are often hooked and up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and ten to twelve radial spines that are thin, needle-like, and interwoven, to 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long.

The short, funnel-shaped, yellow to orange to slightly purple flowers open during the day. They have a diameter of 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in). The spherical to egg-shaped, green to purple-brown fruits are semi-dry and tear open. ^[4]

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Distribution

Echinopsis haematantha is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Tucumán and Catamarca at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as Echinocactus haematanthus by Carlos Luis Spegazzini was published in 1905. ^[5] The specific epithet haematantha is derived from the Greek words haima for 'blood' and anthos for 'flower' and refers to the dark red flowers of the species. David Richard Hunt placed the species in the genus Echinopsis in 1991. Another nomenclature synonym is Lobivia haematantha (Speg.) Britton & Rose (1922). ^[6]

References

1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
2. "Echinopsis haematantha". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
3. "Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
4. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 230–231. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
5. Aires., Museo Nacional de Buenos (1905). "Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires". Impr. de Juan A. Alsina. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
6. "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN   0265-086X.

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