Gymnocalycium anisitsii
| Gymnocalycium anisitsii | |
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| Gymnocalycium anisitsii at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. anisitsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium anisitsii (K.Schumann) Britton & Rose, 1922 | |
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Gymnocalycium anisitsii is a globular cactus belonging to the family Cactaceae. The specific epithet honors the Hungarian pharmacist Dániel Anisits J. (1856-1911).
Description
Gymnocalycium anisitsii can be solitary or slowly clustering. It reaches a diameter of 8-15 cm and a height of about 10 centimeters. Sometimes a central spine is present, but it usually lacks. The spines are yellowish to brownish, slender, twisted and 1 to 6 inches long. The flowers are white to pink, funnel-shaped, up to 4 inches long. The red fruits are long cylindrical, up to 2.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of 1 centimeter.
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Gymnocalycium anisitsii ssp. anisitsii. Illustration from Blühende Kakteen - Iconographia Cactacearum (1904)
Distribution
Gymnocalycium anisitsii is widespread in southern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.
Habitat
This species prefers open areas with the protection of low bushes.
Subspecies
- Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. anisitsii
- Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. multiproliferum (P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves
References
Bibliography
- Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004
- N. L. Britton, J. N. Rose: The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Band III, The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1922