Weingartia neocumingii
Kakteen Sukk. 1950, No. 2, 2 (1950); cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Weingartia neocumingii
Author
Backeb.
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
2 to 8 up to 2 cm long.
Description
Rebutia neocumingiiSN|3096]]SN|3096]] is a very variable species as to its spines and subtle differences of tone in its yellow to orange flowers.
Flowers
Approx. 2 cm long, 2,5 cm in diameter, they are produced (unusually) all over the body of the plant especially near the very tips of the stems differing from other rebutias in that its flowers appear very near the meristem as opposed to the lower, stem side and base locations of those others. As well, on this and a few other ex Weingartia species, one areole can produce up to 4 flowers.
Blooming Season
The flowers are produced in early summer and remain open for five or six days.
Ribs
16 to 18 tuberculate, often spiraling.
Stem
Usually solitary, globose to short cylindrical up to 10 cm wide, 20 cm tall.
Radial Spines
5 to 24 yellowish with brown tips, about 1 cm long.