Sulcorebutia caineana
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43: 38. 1971
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Sulcorebutia caineana
Author
(Cárdenas) Donald
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
It was originally described as solitary, but clusters heavily in cultivation producing a nice patch over time.
Central Spines
Up to 4 or absent, 3-10 mm long.
Roots
Long carrot-like.
Flowers
Several from the base, small clear-yellow, golden-yellow or orange, 2-4 cm long, up to 3 cm in diameter; pericarpels with tufts of white hair.
Ribs
Forming clearly divided into tubercles.
Stem
Globular, flattened, or somewhat elongated-cylindrical in cultivation, 1,5-2(-6) cm high, 5-6(-10) cm in diameter, varying in lengths, dark, brownish-green to dark green partially obscured by the spines.
Radial Spines
10-16, off-white, greyish, to light brown, pectinately arranged, lying against the surface and interlacing, stiff, needle-like, 2-16 mm long.
Fruits
Greenish to reddish 4 to 5 mm in diameter.
Areoles
Elongate, greyish.