Gymnocalycium stenopleurum

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Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Gymnocalycium
Species:
G. stenopleurum
Binomial name
Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
F.Ritter 1979
Synonyms
  • Gymnocalycium friedrichii subsp. stenopleurum(F.Ritter) Schädlich 2016
  • Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. volkeriAmerh. 2004
  • Gymnocalycium friedrichii(Werderm.) Pazout ex Schütz 1979
  • Gymnocalycium friedrichii var. angustostriatumPazout ex Milt 2016
  • Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. albiflorumPazout 1963
  • Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. angustostriatumPazout 1962
  • Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichiiWerderm. 1936
  • Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. piraretaensePazout 1951

Gymnocalycium stenopleurum is a species of Gymnocalycium from Bolivia and Paraguay. [2]

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Description

Gymnocalycium stenopleurum is a cactus species with gray-green, flattened, or spherical stems reaching up to 12 cm tall and 6–12 cm wide. It has 8–14 rounded ribs and 3–6 twisted, light to dark brown radial spines measuring 0.7–4 cm long, while central spines are typically absent. The plant produces white flowers 5–7 cm long and gray-green fruits up to 4 cm long and 1 cm wide. [3]

Distribution

Native to Cerro León in Paraguay's Boquerón department and eastern Bolivia, it grows at altitudes of 10 to 500 meters. [4]

Taxonomy

Friedrich Ritter first described the species in 1979.

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References

  1. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  2. ↑ "Gymnocalycium stenopleurum F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 327–328. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Gymnocalycium stenopleurum". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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