Gymnocalycium anisitsii
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| Gymnocalycium anisitsii at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
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| 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 cm. Sometimes a central spine is present, but it is usually absent. The spines are yellowish to brownish, slender, twisted and 1–6 cm long. The flowers are white to pink, funnel-shaped, up to 4 inches long. The red fruits are long and cylindrical, up to 2.5 cm long with a diameter of 1 cm.
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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
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