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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Matucana myriacantha f. roseoalba
Cact. Aventures 16: 17 (1992), basionym not validly publ.; Matucana myriacantha ( Vaupel ) Buxb. f. roseoalba ( Hort. ) Lodé
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Matucana myriacantha f. roseoalba
Author
(hort., F.Ritter) Lodé
Chinese genus
白仙玉属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1-10 creamish, yellowish to pale orange-pink, stouter and acicular.
Flowers
Glossy pink and white tubular and zigomorphyc.
Blooming Season
Throughout late Spring or early Summer often in several flushes over a long period.
Spines
Very numerous that cover completely the epidermis,.
Stem
Globular or slightly cylindrical approx 8 cm tall
Radial Spines
20-25 (or more) bristly flexible, short white or creaminess-yellow with a darker tips.