© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Lobivia gonjianii
Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(2): 1245. 1999 Alt. Title: Cat. Pl. Vasc. Rep. Argentina, pt. 2
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia gonjianii
Author
(R.Kiesling) R.Kiesling
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Roots
Thick, fleshy taproot.
Flowers
Large yellow, with a tinge of orange or brownish-yellow, from near stems bases.
Blooming Season
Blooms profusely in spring.
Spines
Tiny, pectinated less than 1 mm long.
Stem
Cylindrical, dark brownish-green coloured, but green in the new growth, and only about as thick as a pencil (1-1,2 cm in diameter). It would appear that in cultivation these plants grow larger, elongate and cluster more vigorously than in habitat.
Areoles
Thin, elogate, brown felted.