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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Acharagma roseanum
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 323. 1999 [24 Nov 1999] Remarks: as 'A. roseana'
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Acharagma roseanum
Author
(Boed.) E.F.Anderson
Chinese genus
金杯球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Small, soft bodied cacti. They are usually solitary but sometimes forming small clusters with age.
Roots
Thick tap root.
Note
Acharagma is a genus formed by only two small species of cacti
Flowers
The flowers are at the stem tips, and range from pink with bronze-rose coloured midveins to cream-yellowish, 2 cm in diameter.
Spines
4 to 6 central spines; 15 to 30 radials; whitish-yellow to rich gold coloured.
Ribs
The ribs have tubercles, with ungrooved areoles.
Stem
Up to 6 cm tall, up to 5 cm in diameter.