Echinocactus malletianus
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 13: 387. 1845
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocactus malletianus
Author
Lem. ex Salm-Dyck
Chinese genus
金琥属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Plants strongly branched basally, forming imposing mounds up to 1 m tall and more than 2 m wide.
Central Spines
1, sometimes absent, stouter 2 to 5 cm long.
Seeds
Black.
Description
Copiapoa malletiana (syn
Flowers
Apical pale yellow, scentless, 2,8-3,5 cm long.
Blooming Season
Summer. It is not unusual for copiapoa to take 6-10 years before it starts blooming, but once it does, it should every year.
Spines
1-8 (rarely 0), stout, straight, stiff, needle-like, black to light brown, becoming greyish white as they ages.
Ribs
(15-)21-33 more higher and acute than in Copiapoa cinereaSN|1322]]SN|1380]], slightly tuberculate and narrow between the areoles.
Stem
Individual head, globose to short cylindrical, 6 to 16 cm in diameter, apex wool-covered. Epidermis grey, covered greyish-white waxy film, but not so white like in Copiapoa cinereaSN|1320]]SN|1380]].
Radial Spines
1-7, up to 1 cm long,
Fruits
Reddish green rounded, with few scales.
Areoles
Large oval, 5-9 mm in diameter, widely separated (1-2,5 cm apart) and covered with yellowish-grey felt.