Echinopsis backebergii
Echinopsis backebergii
Echinopsis backebergii is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet honors the German backebergii Kakteenspzialisten Curt Backeberg.
Description
Echinopsis backebergii growing singly or forming groups. The spherical to short cylindrical, bright green shoots reach diameter of 4 to 5 centimeters. There are about 15 sharp ribs present, which are scored and arranged spirally. The areoles are initially located thereon hairy woolly and are 1 to 1.5 inches apart. From them emanate from one to eleven spines, which can be distinguished not always in central and radial spines. They are initially brown and graying with age. The slender spines are bent at its tip almost hooked and 0.5 to 5 inches long.
The light to dark red flowers often have a bluish glow and a white throat. They appear laterally near the apex impulse and open day. The flowers are up to 5.5 inches long and have a diameter of 4 centimeters. Your flower tube is slim. The small, spherical fruits are semi-dry and crack perpendicular to.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Echinopsis backebergii is common in the Bolivian department of La Paz and Cochabamba, and the Peruvian regions of Ayacucho, Cusco and Huancavelica in the Puna vegetation at altitudes 3200-3900 meters.
The first description by Erich Werdermann was published in 1931. Echinopsis backebergii is obviously closely related to Echinopsis hertrichiana.
Synonyms are Lobivia backebergii ( Werderm. ) Backeb. (1935 ), Echinopsis boedekeriana Harden (1936 ), Lobivia rossii var boedekeriana ( Harden ) Backeb. (1951 ), Lobivia boedekeriana ( Harden ) Backeb. (1960, nom. Inval. ICBN article 33.3), Cinnabarinea boedekeriana ( Harden ) F.Ritter (1980 ), Lobivia pugionacantha var boedekeriana ( Harden ) J.Ullmann (1992 ), Lobivia wrightiana Backeb. (1937 ), Neolobivia wrightiana ( Backeb. ) Y.Itô (1957 ), Lobivia backebergii var wrightiana ( Backeb. ) Noise (1975 ), Lobivia backebergii subsp. wrightiana ( Backeb. ) noise ex GDRowley (1982 ), Lobivia wrightiana var brevispina Backeb. (1957 ), Lobivia oxyalabastra Cárdenas & Rausch (1966 ), Lobivia backebergii var oxyalabastra ( Cárdenas & noise ) noise (1975 ), Lobivia winteriana F.Ritter (1970), Lobivia backebergii var winteriana ( F.Ritter ) Noise (1975 ), Neolobivia winteriana ( F.Ritter ) F.Ritter (1981 ), Lobivia wrightiana var winteriana ( F.Ritter ) Noise (1987 ), Lobivia zecheri Rausch ( 1971), Lobivia backebergii var zecheri ( noise ) noise (1975 ), Lobivia backebergii subsp. zecheni ( noise ) noise ex GDRowley (1982) and Lobivia backebergii var capinotensis hort. ex E.Herzog (1991, nom. inval. ICBN Articles 36.1, 37.1).
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Vulnerable (VU) ," ie, performed as endangered.