Echinopsis oxygona
Echinopsis oxygona
Echinopsis oxygona is a species of the genus Echinopsis in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ).
Description
Echinopsis oxygona grows usually forming clumps, with depressed spherical or ball-shaped, grass-green stems that reach a diameter of 5 to 25 centimeters. There are 8 to 14, rounded, sometimes gehöckerte ribs available. The present thereon, somewhat sunken areoles are white. From them arise horn -colored, spreading spines that are slightly darker at their peak. The one to five thick, needle-shaped central spines, which may be absent or occasionally, up to 3 inches long. The little needle-like 3-15 radial spines up to 2.5 inches long.
The long funnel-shaped, fragrant, pale pink to lavender flowers open at night. They grow to 22 inches long. The green fruit, up to 4 inches long and have a diameter of 2 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Echinopsis oxygona is in Brazil, distributed in northeast Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay at low altitudes up to 1000 meters.
The first description was in 1830 as Echinocactus oxygonus by Heinrich Friedrich Link. Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini provided the type 1845 in the genus Echinopsis.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.