Xerophyte

Central Spines

1-2(-5), 20-40 mm long.

Seeds

Black 1,2 mm long and 0,7 mm thick.

Description

Matucana ritteriSN|3774]]SN|6063]] (Formerly known as SubSN'>6064' alt='6089'>Matucana ritteri#SN#6063'>Sub[[Matucana ritteriSN' style='border

Roots

Weak napiforme.

Flowers

Zigomorphyc, oblique, relatively narrow-tubed, vermilion-carmine with violet petals edge, 7-9 cm long, 4,5-5 cm in diameter. Floral tube 4 mm thick, reddish and covered with white flakes. Filaments purple white at the base. Style purple, with 5-6 reddish green stigma lobes about 2 mm in length.

Spines

8(-9)-15(-19), at first brownish, reddish black or black, becoming grey, straight to slightly curved.

Ribs

12-22, dull upward, blunt up to 1 cm broad at the base.

Stem

Flattened globose to somewhat elongated especially in cultivation, glossy dark green, 3-5 cm high, 5-10 cm in diameter.

Fruits

Shiny red and green, covered with scales and woolly hairs, 10-15 mm in diameter.

Habit

Plants usually solitary or forming just a few offsets around the base.

Blooming Season

Late spring to early summer.

Radial Spines

7-10(-14), 10-30 mm long.

Areoles

Oval, 5-10 mm in length 3-6 mm wide, pale grey and 1-2 cm apart.