Lobivia caineana
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Lobivia caineana
Author
Cárdenas
Chinese genus
丽花球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Plants mostly solitary.
Description
Echinopsis caineanaSN|10698]]SN|10698]] ( = Lobivia caineanaSN|10699]]SN|10699]]) distingusces from most of the Lobivias, that are small and globular, for its more columnar grass green stems.
Roots
Shallow.
Blooming Season
It flowers during the day in mid spring on into summer. Sometimes it blooms profusely in several consecutive burst, especially on older plants.
Spines
14-18, whitish, grey, to brown-black, with dark tips, 1,5-7 cm long, stiff, awl shaped, curved, unequal, some diverging, others erect.Flowers The flowers arise near the crown at the stem tips, 4-6 Ø funnelform, clear pink, deep violet-rose, or magenta (rarely white).
Ribs
About 9, straight vertical, prominent above, blunt below.
Stem
Egg-shaped to shortly cylindical, depressed apically, fresh green, 10-29 cm high, 7-9 cm Ø.
Fruits
Ovoid, nearly dry, to 2 cm long.
Areoles
Elongate, cream-white to grey, up to 2,5 cm distanced.