Gymnocalycium ragonesei

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Gymnocalycium ragonesei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Gymnocalycium
Species:
G. ragonesei
Binomial name
Gymnocalycium ragonesei
A. Cast. 1950
Synonyms
  • Gymnocalycium asterium var. minimumPazout 1960
  • Gymnocalycium obductumPiltz 1990
  • Gymnocalycium stellatum var. minimum(Pazout) R.Strong 1975
  • Gymnocalycium stellatum var. obductum(Piltz) H.Till & W.Till 1996

Gymnocalycium ragonesei is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina. [2]

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Description

Gymnocalycium ragonesei is a cactus that usually grows solitarily, with greenish-gray to dull brown, very flattened spherical stems that barely rise above the ground, reaching up to 5 cm in diameter. It has 7–10 very flat ribs with faint transverse grooves. Up to six thin, almost hair-like white spines, darker at the tips, grow up to 3 mm long. The white flowers have a faint reddish throat, measuring 3–4 cm in both length and diameter. The greenish-brown, egg- to spindle-shaped fruits grow up to 2.5 cm long. [3]

Distribution

Native to Catamarca Province and Córdoba Province, Argentina, Argentina, it is found from altitudes 100 meters up to 500 meters. It is commonly found growing semi-buried at the edge of saline grasslands growing along with Gymnocalycium schickendantzii , Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum , and Setiechinopsis mirabilis . [4]

Taxonomy

Described in 1950 by Alberto Castellanos, its species name honors Argentine botanist Arturo Enrique Ragonese.

References

  1. ↑ Trevisson, M.; Demaio, P.; Perea, M. (2013). "Gymnocalycium ragonesei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T152503A644230. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152503A644230.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gymnocalycium ragonesei in Tropicos".
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 325. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Gymnocalycium ragonesei". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-09. Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
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