Parodia ottonis Last updated June 18, 2025 Species of cactus
Parodia ottonis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Genus: Parodia Species: P. ottonis
Binomial name Parodia ottonis Synonyms [ 2] List
Cactus ottonis Lehm. Echinocactus ottonis (Lehm.) Link & Otto Malacocarpus ottonis (Lehm.) Britton & Rose Notocactus neo-ottoianus Y.Itô Notocactus ottoianus Y.Itô Notocactus ottonis (Lehm.) A.Berger Peronocactus ottonis (Lehm.) Doweld Echinocactus amambayensis Werderm. Echinocactus araneolarius Rchb. Echinocactus arechavaletae Speg. Echinocactus ottonis var. brasiliensis F.Haage Echinocactus ottonis f. brasiliensis (F.Haage) Schelle Echinocactus ottonis var. linkii C.F.Först. Echinocactus ottonis var. minor C.F.Först. Echinocactus ottonis var. multiflorus Frič Echinocactus ottonis var. pallidior Monv. ex Lem. Echinocactus ottonis f. paraguayensis (K.Schum.) Schelle Echinocactus ottonis var. paraguayensis K.Schum. Echinocactus ottonis var. spinosior Monv. ex Lem. Echinocactus ottonis var. tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Pfeiff. Echinocactus ottonis f. tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Schelle Echinocactus ottonis f. tortuosus (Link & Otto) Schelle Echinocactus ottonis var. tortuosus (Link & Otto) K.Schum. Echinocactus ottonis var. uruguayus Arechav. Echinocactus spegazzinii Gürke Echinocactus tenuispinus Link & Otto Echinocactus tenuispinus var. minor Link & Otto Echinocactus tortuosus Link & Otto Melocactus tenuispinus Link & Otto Notocactus araneolarius (Rchb.) Herter Notocactus arechavaletae (Speg.) Herter Notocactus arechavaletae var. alacriportanus F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. aureus F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. buenekeri F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. horstii F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. limiticola F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. nanus F.Ritter Notocactus arechavaletae var. rubescens F.Ritter Notocactus campestrensis F.Ritter Notocactus eurypleurus Prestlé Notocactus glaucinus F.Ritter Notocactus glaucinus f. densispinus (Bergner) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus glaucinus var. depressus F.Ritter Notocactus glaucinus var. incomptus (N.Gerloff) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus globularis F.Ritter Notocactus grandiensis Bergner Notocactus incomptus N.Gerloff Notocactus laetivirens f. densispinus Bergner Notocactus miniatispinus (F.Ritter) Havlíček Notocactus minimus var. ruoffii (N.Gerloff) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus minusculus Hofacker & K.Herm Notocactus neo-ottoianus var. schuldtii Y.Itô Notocactus neo-ottoianus var. stenogonus (Backeb.) Y.Itô Notocactus neo-ottoianus var. tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Y.Itô Notocactus neo-ottoianus var. tortuosus (Link & Otto) Y.Itô Notocactus ottonis var. acutangularis F.Ritter Notocactus ottonis var. albispinus Backeb. Notocactus ottonis f. aureus (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus ottonis f. elegans (Backeb. & Voll) Havlíček Notocactus ottonis var. elegans Backeb. & Voll Notocactus ottonis f. globularis (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus ottonis var. globularis (F.Ritter) Bergner Notocactus ottonis subsp. horstii (F.Ritter) Doweld Notocactus ottonis var. janousekianus Papoušek Notocactus ottonis var. minusculus (Hofacker & K.Herm) N.Gerloff & Neduchal Notocactus ottonis var. nigrispinus Luck Notocactus ottonis subvar. rubrispinus Prestlé Notocactus ottonis var. schuldtii Kreuz. Notocactus ottonis var. stenogonus Backeb. Notocactus oxycostatus f. miniatispinus (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff Notocactus oxycostatus var. occidentalis N.Gerloff Notocactus oxycostatus var. schuldtii (Kreuz.) N.Gerloff Notocactus oxycostatus f. securituberculatus (F.Ritter) N.Gerloff Notocactus ruoffii N.Gerloff Notocactus securituberculatus F.Ritter Notocactus securituberculatus var. miniatispinus F.Ritter Notocactus spegazzinii Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. alacriportanus (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. aureus (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. buenekeri (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. horstii (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. limiticola (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. nanus (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus spegazzinii var. rubescens (F.Ritter) Vích Notocactus tenuispinus (Link & Otto) Herter Notocactus tenuispinus f. cristatus P.V.Heath Notocactus uruguayus (Arechav.) Herter Opuntia ottonis G.Don Parodia amambayensis (Werderm.) Borg Parodia glaucina (F.Ritter) Hofacker & M.Machado Parodia nothominuscula Hofacker Parodia nothominuscula subsp. gravior Hofacker Parodia ottonis subsp. horstii (F.Ritter) Hofacker Parodia ottonis var. tortuosa (Link & Otto) N.P.Taylor Parodia paraguayensis Speg. Peronocactus minusculus (Hofacker & K.Herm) Doweld Peronocactus ottonis subsp. horstii (F.Ritter) Doweld
Parodia ottonis , also known as Indian head cactus , is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae . [ 2] [ 3] This cactus species is found in Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay . There are two recognized subspecies. [ 1] The epithet ottonis honors the German botanist Christoph Friedrich Otto .
Description The plant at first grows individually and later forms groups . The light to dark green or blue-green spherical shoots are often tapered towards the base. They reach diameters of 3 to 15 centimeters. The six to 16 distinct ribs are rounded or sharp-edged. There are usually only a few areoles on each rib . The bristle-like thorns that spring from them are straight, curved or twisted. The one to four central spines are brownish, reddish brown or yellowish and have a length of 0.8 to 4 centimeters. The four to 15 spines are whitish to yellowish or brownish and 0.5 to 3 centimeters long. [ 4]
The usually yellow flowers, rarely orange-red or red, reach lengths of 5 to 6 centimeters and would appear in late summer. Its flower tube is covered with brownish wool and bristles. The scars are dark red. The thick-walled egg-shaped to short cylindrical fruits tear open. They have diameters from 0.9 to 1.3 centimeters. The fruits contain, often very numerous, bell-shaped, glossy black seeds, which are strongly humped. [ 5]
Taxonomy The first description as Cactus ottonis by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann was published in 1827. Nigel Paul Taylor presented the type 1987 in the genus Parodia . Other nomenclatural synonyms are Echinocactus ottonis (Lehm.) Link & Otto (1830), Malacocarpus ottonis (Lehm.) Britton & Rose (1922), Notocactus ottonis (Lehm.) A.Berger ( 1929) and Peronocactus ottonis (Lehm.) [ 7]
The following subspecies are distinguished:
Parodia ottonis subsp. ottonis Parodia ottonis subsp. Horstii (F. Knight)Gallery A flowering specimen
Botanical illustration
Flower closeup
Side view of flower
References 1 2 Larocca, J.; Machado, M.; Duarte, W. (2017). "Parodia ottonis " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 : e.T151932A121573265. doi : 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151932A121573265.en . Retrieved June 17, 2025 . 1 2 "Parodia ottonis (Lehm.) N.P.Taylor" . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 17, 2025 . ↑ "Parodia ottonis (Lehm.) N.P.Taylor" . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 17, 2025 . ↑ Zuloaga, FO, O. Morrone, MJ Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catalog of Vascular Plants of the Southern Cone (Argentina, South of Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay). Monogr. Syst Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard 107 (1): i-xcvi, 1-983; 107 (2): i-xx, 985-286; 107 (3): i-xxi, 2287–3348. ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 174. ↑ David Hunt, Nigel Taylor: New and unfamiliar names of Cactaceae to be used in the European Garden Flora . In: Bradleya . Volume 5, 1987, p. 93. ↑ Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Encyclopedia . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , pp. 508-509 .
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