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Endangered
CITES App. II
Lobivia steinmannii var. costata
Lobivia 85: 129. 1987 [1985-86 publ. 1987]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia steinmannii var. costata
Author
(Werderm.) Rausch
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Flowers
3 to 3.5 cm long and wide, orange-red, edged carmine, vividly coloured.
Spines
11-12 usually all radial, 7 mm long, with with an occasional similar central spine (greyish-brown, thin, bristle-like).
Ribs
8-9 straight vertical.
Stem
Deep green, about 3 cm tall and 2 cm wide in cultivation.