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Gymnocalycium ochoterenae

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Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Gymnocalycium
Species:
G. ochoterenae
Binomial name
Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
Backeb. 1935
Synonyms
  • Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum subsp. intertextum (Backeb. ex H.Till) H.Till 1993
  • Gymnocalycium intertextum Backeb. ex H.Till 1987
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. altautinense Papsch 1993
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. cinereum Backeb. 1936
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae subsp. herbsthoferianum H.Till & Neuhuber 1992
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. polygonum Backeb. 1966
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. scoparium H.Till & Neuhuber 1992
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. tenuispinum Backeb. 1966
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. variispinum Backeb. 1966
  • Gymnocalycium ochoterenae subsp. vatteri (Buining) Papsch 1993
  • Gymnocalycium vatteri Buining 1950
  • Gymnocalycium vatteri var. altautinense (Papsch) V.Gapon 2006 publ. 2007

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

Description

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Gymnocalycium ochoterenae grows individually with olive green to brownish, flattened spherical to hemispherical shoots and reaches heights of 3 to 4.5 centimeters with diameters of up to 8 centimeters. A stubby, branched taproot is formed. The nine to 16 wide and flat ribs are rarely slightly humped. There is a central spine, which is often missing. The three to five (rarely 1 to 7) brownish-yellow to whitish-yellow marginal thorns that are curved back towards the plant body or radiate in a comb-like manner have a darker tip and are 1 to 1.5 centimeters (rarely up to 2.2 centimeters) long.

The funnel-shaped, white flowers have a light pink throat. They reach a length of 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters (rarely up to 6.5 centimeters) and have a diameter of 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters. The green to dull red fruits are barrel-shaped and 1.5 to 2 centimeters long.[3]

Distribution

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Gymnocalycium ochoterenae is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Córdoba and San Luis at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters.

Taxonomy

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The first description was made in 1936 by Curt Backeberg.[4] The specific epithet ochoterenae honors the Mexican botanist Isaac Ochoterena (1885–1950).

References

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  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ^ "Gymnocalycium ochoterenae in Tropicos".
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 322. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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