Lobivia jajoiana var. elegans
Lobivia 85: 141, 73. 1987 [1985-86 publ. 1987]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia jajoiana var. elegans
Author
Rausch
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
It is a small geophytic cactus that usually grows solitary.
Central Spines
1, strong, up to 3 cm (but sometimeup 4-6 cm), curved or slightly hooked and thickened basally.
Roots
Thick taproot.
Flowers
Arising from the basal tubercles on the side of the plant, about 50 mm long and in diameter, ochre orange to dark purple-red with a purple-violet to black hymen (or throat ring of the flower), which is thickened at the edge and glossy.
Spines
Of different length, usually straight or slightly bent, directed upward, pink white with brown tips, later grey.
Ribs
16 compressed, straight running downward or spiralling and divided into slanting tubercles 8-10 mm long, chinned and keeled below, whose arrangement creates the impression of a wavy line.
Stem
Soft, up to 60 mm in diameter, grey-green, at first spherical, egg-shaped, then elongate as they ages. The crown is slightly depressed and covered with whitish wool
Radial Spines
8-14, about 1 cm long, thin, somewhat flexible, slightlybent, pink white with brown tips.
Fruits and Seeds
As in the other varieties.
Areoles
Oval, 5 mm long, white-tomentose.