Xerophyte

Central Spines

Absent.

Description

Large, depressed-globular cactus, often clumping and group-forming

Tubercles

Very large, shiny green, 20-30 (60) mm wide, rounded on top, pentaedrical at the base, always broader than rounded , without glands, the tubercles axil and furrow is densely woolly.

Flowers

Sweet smelling large 4 to 8 cm creamy- yellow, Stamens yellow to purple.

Blooming Season

Produced in late summer to autumn.

Stem

Each head is 5-8 cm tall and 6 to 10(-18) cm in diameter depressed globose often flattened apically.

Radial Spines

5 to 9 unequal, upper and lower one short, laterals longer, stout, reflexed, 12-26 mm long never porrect, but adpressed to the body. Yellowish white with dark tips at first, later darker.

Fruits

Very big, oblong, opaque green, juicy, (ca. 4 cm long, 1 cm diameter)