Turbinicarpus rioverdensis subs. paoloi
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 77 (-78; fig. 89). 2002 Remarks: as "paolii"
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus rioverdensis subs. paoloi
Author
Halda & Kupčák
Chinese genus
姣丽球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
This taxon looks like to subsp. rioverdensis, but smaller, with larger but narrow whitish flowers. The seeds are smaller. Spines are whitish, longer, nidiform (nest-like) and curved up to 50 mm long.
Flowers
Apical, narrow funnelform, whitish, 20-30 mm long, 25-40 mm wide. Fruit
Spines
2, whitish/yellowish, 25-50 mm long, papyraceus. The spines are nidiform (bunched at plant apex) and persistent only on the upper body, below they fall off and the body and tubercles are corky and bare.
Ribs
Not evident, forming flattened rhomboidal tubercles.
Stem
Dark green, unbranced, sub-globose, flattened above ground, up to 25 mm wide and 15 mm high.
Areoles
Rounded, with white wool when young, later glabrous.