Islaya maritima
Kakteen (Berger) 4: 1301 (1981)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Islaya maritima
Author
F.Ritter
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
3 to 14, depending on specimen and age, on the first start of flowering 2-7, nearly straight or slightly bent downwards, 10-30 mm long.
Seeds
Ca 2x1 mm.
Flowers
Yellow, wide opening, about 27 mm long, and 32 mm.
Blooming Season
Spring to summer, flowers opens during the warmer hours for several days.
Spines
Needle-shaped, brown, with dark tips, greying with age.
Ribs
Usually 14-18, notched where the areoles grow, 7-15 mm high.
Stem
Solitary, spherical becoming cylindrical to 20 cm (or more) tall and 5-12 cm thick, bluish-green, apex woolly even in young specimens.
Radial Spines
8-17, nearly straight not exceed a length of 5-15 mm.
Fruits
Green or reddish, with 2-3 mm long scales and ample white wool.
Areoles
Oval, white to brownish woolly 5-10 mm long, 5-12 mm apart.