Gymnocalycium alboareolatum is a species of cactus in the genus Gymnocalycium, endemic to Argentina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. alboareolatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch 1985
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Description
editIt grows as a solitary, flattened, spherical plant up to 6 cm in diameter with a large taproot. Its 9–11 ribs feature chin-like projections up to 1 cm long. The cactus lacks central spines but has 6–7 stiff, curved, brown marginal spines, also up to 1 cm long. It produces silver-white flowers up to 6.5 cm long and 4.5 cm wide, and its blue-green fruits are egg- to club-shaped, measuring 2.5–3 cm. [3]
Distribution
editThe Gymnocalycium alboareolatum is a cactus native to the area around Villa Bustos in La Rioja, Argentina, found growing on slopes on monte shrubland at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters.[4]
Taxonomy
editDescribed in 1985 by Walter Rausch, its name derives from the Latin words albus (white) and areolatus (with areoles).[5]
References
edit- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 309. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Gymnocalycium albiareolatum". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Walter Rausch: Nieuwbeschryving: Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch spec. nov. In: Succulenta. Band 64, Nummer 10, 1985, S. 213–214" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
External links
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