Acanthocalycium klinglerianum

Acanthocalycium klinglerianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Acanthocalycium
Species:
A. klinglerianum
Binomial name
Acanthocalycium klinglerianum
(Cárdenas) Lodé (2020 publ. 2022)
Synonyms[1]

Echinopsis klingleriana Cárdenas (1965)

Acanthocalycium klinglerianum is a species of cactus endemic to Bolivia.[2]

Description

Acanthocalycium klinglerianum grows solitary with spherical, light green shoots reach heights of growth of 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) with a diameter of up to 13 cm (5.1 in). There are 13 sharp-edged ribs that are notched. The circular areoles located on them are gray and are 2.5 to 3 cm (0.98 to 1.18 in) apart. Occasionally a central spine is formed, but it is usually absent. The five to six whitish to yellowish radial spines are subulate and have a length of 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in).

The funnel-shaped, white flowers open at night and appear on the side of the shoots. They are up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. The ellipsoidal fruits are 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) long.[3]

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Distribution

Acanthocalycium klinglerianum is distributed in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz in the province of Chiquitos in the lowlands of 350 to 450 meters of Chaco vegetation.

Taxonomy

The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1965. The specific epithet klingleriana honors the Austrian Franciscan priest Elmar Klingler (1905–1995), who settled in the Bolivian jungle in the village of Santa Teresia in 1954

References

  1. ^ Acanthocalycium klinglerianum (Cárdenas) Lodé. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Echinopsis klingleriana". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 233. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.