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Endangered
CITES App. II
Lobivia steinmannii
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 243. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia steinmannii
Author
(Solms) Backeb.
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
It is a small cactus, mostly offsetting
Roots
Thick and long tap-root.
Flowers
From the side at the base of the plant, short, erect, funnel-shaped, in shades of orange to red. Outer tepals oblong, apiculate; inner tepals rounded.
Spines
About 8 acicular, bristle-like pale whitish, yellow or brown up to 4 mm long.
Ribs
10 to 12, low, often spiralled and tubercled.
Stem
Tiny, depressed-spherical to oblong 2-3 cm wide, 1,5-2,5 cm tall (but usually more in cultivation)
Areoles
Gold