Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium, commonly called chin cactus, is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. The genus name Gymnocalycium (from Greek, "naked calyx") refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines.
Gymnocalycium | |
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Gymnocalycium baldianium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
Genus: | Gymnocalycium Pfeiff. ex Mittler |
Species | |
About 70, see article | |
Synonyms | |
Brachycalycium Backeb. |
Their main area of distribution is Argentina, part of Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Bolivia and part of Brazil. Most species are rather small varying from 4 to 15 centimetres in size. In cultivation they are popular for their easy flowering habits, and the flowers are generally brightly coloured. Where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F) they must be cultivated under glass with heat.[1]
Species
- Gymnocalycium alboareolatum
- Gymnocalycium amerhauseri
- Gymnocalycium andreae
- Gymnocalycium anisitsii
- Gymnocalycium baldianum
- Gymnocalycium bayrianum
- Gymnocalycium berchtii
- Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum
- Gymnocalycium bruchii
- Gymnocalycium calochlorum
- Gymnocalycium capillaense
- Gymnocalycium castellanosii
- Gymnocalycium chiquitanum
- Gymnocalycium denudatum
- Gymnocalycium erinaceum
- Gymnocalycium eurypleurum
- Gymnocalycium fischeri
- Gymnocalycium gibbosum
- Gymnocalycium glaucum
- Gymnocalycium horstii
- Gymnocalycium hossei
- Gymnocalycium kieslingii
- Gymnocalycium kroenleinii
- Gymnocalycium marsoneri
- Gymnocalycium mesopotamicum
- Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
- Gymnocalycium monvillei
- Gymnocalycium mostii
- Gymnocalycium neuhuberi
- Gymnocalycium nigriareolatum
- Gymnocalycium nova
- Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
- Gymnocalycium oenanthemum
- Gymnocalycium paraguayense
- Gymnocalycium pflanzii
- Gymnocalycium pugionacanthum
- Gymnocalycium quehlianum
- Gymnocalycium ragonesei
- Gymnocalycium reductum
- Gymnocalycium rhodantherum
- Gymnocalycium ritterianum
- Gymnocalycium robustum
- Gymnocalycium saglionis
- Gymnocalycium schickendantzii
- Gymnocalycium schroederianum
- Gymnocalycium spegazzinii
- Gymnocalycium stellatum
- Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
- Gymnocalycium striglianum
- Gymnocalycium taningaense
- Gymnocalycium uebelmannianum
- Gymnocalycium uruguayense
Images
- Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
- Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
- Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
- Gymnocalcium oneanthemum from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Gymnocalycium mihanovichii in flower
- The flower of Gymnocalycium horstii
- Gymnocalycium baldianum in flower
- The Ruby Ball or Moon Cactus, Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 'Hibotan', is a mutant that lacks chlorophyll
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
External links
Data related to Gymnocalycium at Wikispecies
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