Gymnocalycium paediophylum

Gymnocalycium paediophylum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Gymnocalycium
Species:	G. paediophylum
Binomial name
Gymnocalycium paediophylum F. Ritter 1977

Gymnocalycium paediophylum is a species of Gymnocalycium from Paraguay. ^[1]

Description

Gymnocalycium paediophilum is a clumping cactus with round to short cylindrical green stems, 10–20 cm tall and 5–8 cm in diameter, with 6–10 slightly warty ribs. It has a strong central spine, 1.5–2.5 cm long, sometimes accompanied by 2 smaller spines, and 5–7 upright, brown radial spines up to 3 cm long. Its pink to light red flowers, which open widely, measure 4.5–6 cm in length and 5–6 cm in diameter. The green to blue-green fruits are 1–1.8 cm long and 0.7–1.5 cm in diameter. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is native to the Boquerón, Paraguay department of Paraguay growing in quartz and rocks at elevations from 220 to 270 meters. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Gymnocalycium paediophilum was first described in 1979 by Friedrich Ritter. The epithet paediophilum, meaning "child-loving", references the numerous children Ritter educated.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Gymnocalycium paediophylum Schütz". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
2. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 322. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
3. "Gymnocalycium paediophilum". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-08.  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

External links

• Data related to Gymnocalycium paediophylum at Wikispecies