Lobivia cinnabarina

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Lobivia cinnabarina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Lobivia
Species:
L. cinnabarina
Binomial name
Lobivia cinnabarina
Synonyms
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    • Cinnabarinea cinnabarina(Hook.) Frič ex F.Ritter 1980
    • Echinocactus cinnabarinusHook. i1847
    • Echinocereus cinnabarinus(Hook.) K.Schum. 1894
    • Echinopsis cinnabarina(Hook.) Labour. 1853
    • Cinnabarinea prestoana(Cárdenas) F.Ritter 1980
    • Cinnabarinea walterspielii(Boed.) F.Ritter 1980
    • Cinnabarinea walterspielii var. sanguinifloraF.Ritter 1980
    • Cinnabarinea zudanensis(Cárdenas) F.Ritter 1980
    • Echinocactus cinnabarinus var. spinosiorSalm-Dyck 1850
    • Echinopsis cinnabarina var. cheronianaFernald 1904
    • Echinopsis cinnabarina var. cristataKeay 1907
    • Echinopsis cinnabarina var. scheerianaRud.Mey. 1897
    • Echinopsis cinnabarina var. spinosiorRümpler 1885
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma(Backeb.) Backeb. 1963
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma f. neocinnabarina(Backeb.) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma var. patulaRausch 1974
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma f. patula(Rausch) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma var. pilosaRausch 1980
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma f. pseudocinnabarina(Backeb.) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma var. roseifloraRausch 1977
    • Lobivia acanthoplegma f. taratensis(Cárdenas) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia charcasinaCárdenas 1964
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subsp. acanthoplegma(Backeb.) Rausch 1977
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. acanthoplegma(Backeb.) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina f. charcasina(Cárdenas) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subvar. draxleriana(Rausch) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. draxleriana(Rausch) Rausch 1982
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. grandifloraRausch 972
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subvar. neocinnabarina(Backeb.) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. prestoana(Cárdenas) J.Ullmann 1992
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subsp. prestoana(Cárdenas) Rausch 1982
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. prestoana(Cárdenas) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. spinosior(Salm-Dyck) Y.Itô 1959
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subsp. taratensis(Cárdenas) G.D.Rowley 1982
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. walterspielii(Boed.) Rausch 1982
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subvar. walterspielii(Boed.) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina subvar. zudanensis(Cárdenas) Rausch 1975
    • Lobivia cinnabarina var. zudanensis(Cárdenas) Rausch 1982
    • Lobivia draxlerianaRausch 1971
    • Lobivia neocinnabarinaBackeb. 1963
    • Lobivia prestoanaCárdenas 1970
    • Lobivia prestoana var. draxleriana(Rausch) Šída 1990
    • Lobivia pseudocinnabarinaBackeb. 1963
    • Lobivia rossii var. walterspielii(Boed.) Backeb. 1959
    • Lobivia taratensisCárdenas 1966
    • Lobivia taratensis var. leucosiphusCárdenas 1966
    • Lobivia walterspieliiBoed. 1936
    • Lobivia zudanensisCárdenas 1970
    • Pseudolobivia acanthoplegmaBackeb. 1962
    • Weingartia jarmilaeHalda & Horáček 2000

Lobivia cinnabarina is a species of cactus first described in 1885. [2]

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Description

Lobivia cinnabarina grows singly with flattened, spherical, bright green shoots that reach a diameter of up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in). The shoot apex is depressed and not thorny. There are around 20 irregular and crooked ribs, which are clearly divided into crooked cusps. The two to three central spines are slightly curved. The eight to twelve slender marginal spines are slightly curved and 0.6 centimetres (0.24 in) to 1.2 centimetres (0.47 in) long.

The bell-shaped, funnel-shaped scarlet flowers appear on the side or on the shoot shoulder and open during the day. They reach a diameter of up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in). [3]

Distribution

Lobivia cinnabarina is widespread in the Bolivian departments of Cochabamba, Potosí and Chuquisaca, in the Andes at elevations between 2500 and 3400 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as Echinocactus cinnabarinus by William Jackson Hooker was published in 1847. [4] The specific epithet cinnabarina comes from Latin, means 'vermilion red' and refers to the color of the flowers. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed the species in the genus Lobivia in 1922. [5] Other nomenclature synonyms include Echinopsis cinnabarina (Hook.) Labor. (1853), Echinocereus cinnabarinus (Hook.) K.Schum. (1894) and Cinnabarinea cinnabarina (Hook.) Frič ex F.Ritter (1980). [6] In addition, numerous taxonomic synonyms are known because the species is very variable.

References

  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. Nathaniel L. Britton; J.N. Rose (1963). Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . Dover Publications. p.  54. ISBN   0486211924.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 225. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. Curtis, William; Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Hooker, William Jackson; Prain, D.; Stapf, O.; Trust., Bentham-Moxon; Trust., Bentham-Moxon; Gardens, Royal Botanic; Trust, Stanley Smith Horticultural; Trust., Stanley Smith Horticultural (1847). "Curtis's botanical magazine". Academic Press [etc.] ISSN   0011-4073 . Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. 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.
  6. Labouret, J. (1853). Monographie de la Famille des Cactées. ... Suivie d'un traité complet de culture, et d'une table alphabétique des espèces et variétés (in French). Dusacq. p. 288. Retrieved 2023-10-07.