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Endangered
CITES App. II
Lobivia euanthema
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 240, 414. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia euanthema
Author
Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent.
Seeds
Dull brownish-black.
Flowers
About 45 mm long and 30mm wide with orange-red petals. Flower tube very hairy with occasional bristles. Stigma and style greenish-yellow, 6-lobed, filaments lavender pink.
Stem
Up to 30 mm in diameter (often more in cultivation), grey-green often tinged amethyst.
Radial Spines
About 10, often pectinate, always slightly erect never appressed, up to 10mm long, white tipped brown.
Fruits
Brownish-red, densely covered with white hairs.
Areoles
Elliptical, light brownish in colour.