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Newly described with thin cylindrical body.
Field number: FK96
Locality: (Kuhas) Fiambla, Rioja, Prov. Catamarca, Argentina
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Etymology: The
genus name
"Lobivia" is an anagram of Bolivia,
which is the main centre of distribution of this plant.
The
species name "famatimensis" derives from the "Sierra de Famatima"
(LA RIOJA in Argentina) to which the species is native.
The
variety name "bonnieae"
derives from the
name
of
one of the
discoverers: Mrs.
Bonnie brunkow
(moreover "bonnie" means beautiful).
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A beautiful photo from Brigitte Pelloux (France) |
Habit:
Small
solitary or
branched,
columnar
geophytic cactus.
Stem: Thin,
cylindrical,
usually not branched,
with a constant diameter
,but
separated from the roots by a narrow
collar. 10(-40) cm
in
height, diameter 1,5-2,5cm. The apex
is depressed. The stems can be
deciduous in the dry season,
as
is usual for the genus
Pterocactus.
Areoles : On small tubercles, arranged in about 30 spiral
lines whit short white hairs.
Spines:
About 10,
pectinate pink-brown that turn grey, 1-1,5mm long.
Roots:
Tuberous,
10-15cm long, up to 5-15 mm
in diameter.
Flower:
Diurnal,
silver-yellow,
shining, outer
tepals
are bronze, diameter and height:
2,5 (-4) cm. Blooming time: May.
Stigma yellow with
red stylus.
Fruit:
Ovate
1,2-1, 8cm long, 0,6-1,1
cm in diameter, dark violet,
longitudinally
dehiscent. Covered by hairy scales.
Seeds: Seed black, up to 400 per fruit.
Notes: Related to L.
famatimensis, clearly distinguished from it by the narrow
neck that separates the large tuberous roots from the stem.
Cultivation:
Seedlings grow faster than other L.famatimensis.
The plant is
rot prone and needs
a mineral soil with very good drainage.
For
this reason it is usually found as a grafted plant.
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The stem is cylindrical |
Stigma are yellow, with a red contrasting stylus. |
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Family:
Cactaceae
(Cactus
Family)
Scientific Name:
Lobivia
famatimensis
v. bonniae
Hogan
& Halda
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Type:
Janeba 99061503, Deposited in Prague
Basionym:
Lobivia Bonnieae
Halda,
Hogan & Janeba
spec. nov.
1999
Original description : Halda, Hogan & Janeba under Halda & Horácek,
New descriptions and combinations, Acta Mus. Richnov, Sect. Natur. 6(3): 234
(1999)
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Distribution: Argentina, Prov. of Catamarca:
Tinogasta, in the mountains around the Fiambalá valley, in the
Sierra de Fiambalá and in the Sierra de Narváez.
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Habitat: Grows along
with a very sparse vegetation of Puna bonnieae,
Echinopsis leucantha, Pterocactus tuberosus,
Tephrocactus
geometricus, Cumulopuntia, Maihueniopsis and Opuntia
sulphurea
on gravel slopes, in a very drained
and arid soil (composed of clay, sand and stones) at 1700 - 2.400 m
ASL.
Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix
II
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Synonyms:
-
Lobivia
bonnieae
Halda, Hogan & Janeba spec. nov.
- Lobivia
bonnieae
(Halda & Horacek, 1999)
- Lobivia
famatimensis v. catamarcensis
Rausch
- Echinopsis bonnieae (Halda, Hogan & Janeba) Halda & Malina
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The flowers are really shine!
Two apparently similar
geophytic cacti:
L. bonniae and
Eriosyce duripulpa.
An example of
evolutionary convergence ?
Photo of conspecific
taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Lobivia (Echinopsis maximiliana):
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