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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Rebutia steinmannii var. costata
in Cact. File, 10(2): 18 (1996), without basionym ref. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 47: 11 (1996 publ. 1997)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Rebutia steinmannii var. costata
Author
(Werderm.) Pilbeam
Chinese genus
子孙球属
Chinese name
-
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.