Gymnocalycium kieslingii f. alboareolatum
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 57(6): 246. 1985
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Gymnocalycium kieslingii f. alboareolatum
Author
O.Ferrari
Chinese genus
裸萼球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent.
Note
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum was published by Rausch, in Succulenta 64(10) The species name means 'white areoles' from Latin 'albus', white and Latin 'areola', areole.
Flowers
Silver-white on the outside, pink inside, outer perianth segments with a green stripe to 6.5 cm long and 4.5 cm in diameter.
Ribs
9-11, straight with well-defined chinlike protrusions to up to 1 cm in height.
Stem
Solitary, spherical-flattened, to 6 cm in diameter, gray-green, glaucous, barely rising above ground level with a swollen underground root system.
Radial Spines
6-7, bent, curving back toward the body, hard, brown, 1 cm in length.
Fruits
Oval, to club shaped, blue-green, glaucous, 25-30 mm long.
Areoles
Quite large, 5 mm thick, with thick white hair.