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Endangered

CITES App. II

Turbinicarpus gautii

Bradleya 9: 91. 1991

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Species

Turbinicarpus gautii

Author

(L.D.Benson) A.D.Zimmerman

Chinese genus

姣丽球属

Chinese name

-

Primary

Echinomastus gautii

Accepted

Echinomastus gautii

DescriptionEdit description

Central Spines

2-3, chalky blue with dark tips, pointing upward, straight or slightly curved, to 2 cm long.

Note

The specific name “gautii” honours J. H. Gaut (fl. 1905).

Flowers

Pink-magenta.

Stem

7-8 cm high, 5-6 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

16-20, spreading, whitish, 0.9-1.2 cm long.

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