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Endangered
CITES App. II
Lobivia steinmannii var. christinae
Lobivia 85: 129, basionym as 'Digitorebutia christinae'. 1987 [1985-86 publ. 1987]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia steinmannii var. christinae
Author
(Rausch) Rausch
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Rebutia christinaeSN|5117]]SN|5117]] is a clumping cactus, with tiny stems.
Roots
Thick and long tap-root.
Flowers
From the side at the base of the plant, short, erect, funnel-shaped, in shades of intensive orange. Outer tepals oblong, apiculate; inner tepals rounded.
Spines
About 8 acicular, bristle-like pale yellow-brown up to 4 mm long.
Ribs
10 to 12, low, often spiralled and tubercled.
Stem
Tiny, depressed-spherical to oblong up to 5 cm wide (but usually more in cultivation)
Areoles
Gold