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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Matucana variabilis
Descr. Cact. Nov. 19 (1957)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Matucana variabilis
Author
Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
Chinese genus
白仙玉属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
1-10 creamish, yellowish to orange-pink, stouter and acicular.
Flowers
Glossy pink and white tubular and zigomorphyc.
Blooming Season
Throughout late Spring or early Summer often in several flushes over a long period.
Spines
Very numerous that cover completely the epidermis,.
Stem
Globular or slightly cylindrical approx 8 cm tall
Radial Spines
20-25 (or more) bristly flexible, short, white, creaminess-yellow or amber coloured with a darker tips.