Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name:
Rebutia
krainziana, Kesselring 1948
Origin:
Unknown, probably
horticultural, but the ancestor it is most likely from
the
Jujuy Province of
Argentina.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Common Names include:
Krainz' Crown Cactus, Gay
Crown.
Synonyms:
- Rebutia
marsoneri 'krainziana'
-
Rebutia marsoneri Werdermann 1937
Rebutia wessneriana var. krainziana (Kesselr.)
Buining & Donald
- Rebutia
calliantha var. krainziana
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES Appendix II
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Description: Clumping globular cactus, up to 7 cm in diameter
and up to
10cm tall.
It can
grow clumps 10-15cm wide. The specially notable
characteristics of this cactus are its dark stem colour,
emphasized by the small, white areoles, and its large, intensely red,
yellow throated flowers, reminding
one of red daisies.
Stem: Up to 5 cm,
globose, dark green, that begins to offset in
about its third or fourth year, eventually making a moderately tight
clump, with the individual stems standing out a little on their own.
Tubercles: In two downward spirals, in ratio 8:13.
Spines: Small, snow-white, very thin, very short, and soft, but
they can still poke.
Flowers: A larger crop of flowers, 3.5 cm wide, develops from the
base of each head, resulting in a superb display in mid season. The
"normal" form has bright orange-red flowers, however other flower
colours have recently been seen on the market. The new flowers form
ranges in shades from dark red, to orange, yellow or white, and at
first they were thought to be hybrids, but they also could be simply
natural colour variations.
Blooming season: it is usually one of the earliest rebutias to
flower in spring.
Rebutia krainziana
has now been
lumped under R. marsoneri as a synonym of Rebutia
marsoneri 'krainziana'
The flowers come
in spring and grow
from the base of the plant.
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