Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium, commonly called chin cactus, is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. The genus name Gymnocalycium (from Greek, "naked calyx") refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines.
| Gymnocalycium | |
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| Gymnocalycium baldianium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Trichocereeae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium Pfeiff. ex Mittler |
| Species | |
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About 70, see article | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brachycalycium Backeb. | |
Their main area of distribution is Argentina, part of Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Bolivia and part of Brazil. Most species are rather small varying from 4 to 15 centimetres in size. In cultivation they are popular for their easy flowering habits, and the flowers are generally brightly coloured. Where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F) they must be cultivated under glass with heat.[1]
Species
- Gymnocalycium alboareolatum
- Gymnocalycium amerhauseri
- Gymnocalycium andreae
- Gymnocalycium anisitsii
- Gymnocalycium baldianum
- Gymnocalycium bayrianum
- Gymnocalycium berchtii
- Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum
- Gymnocalycium bruchii
- Gymnocalycium calochlorum
- Gymnocalycium capillaense
- Gymnocalycium castellanosii
- Gymnocalycium chiquitanum
- Gymnocalycium denudatum
- Gymnocalycium erinaceum
- Gymnocalycium eurypleurum
- Gymnocalycium fischeri
- Gymnocalycium gibbosum
- Gymnocalycium glaucum
- Gymnocalycium horstii
- Gymnocalycium hossei
- Gymnocalycium kieslingii
- Gymnocalycium kroenleinii
- Gymnocalycium marsoneri
- Gymnocalycium mesopotamicum
- Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
- Gymnocalycium monvillei
- Gymnocalycium mostii
- Gymnocalycium neuhuberi
- Gymnocalycium nigriareolatum
- Gymnocalycium nova
- Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
- Gymnocalycium oenanthemum
- Gymnocalycium paraguayense
- Gymnocalycium pflanzii
- Gymnocalycium pugionacanthum
- Gymnocalycium quehlianum
- Gymnocalycium ragonesei
- Gymnocalycium reductum
- Gymnocalycium rhodantherum
- Gymnocalycium ritterianum
- Gymnocalycium robustum
- Gymnocalycium saglionis
- Gymnocalycium schickendantzii
- Gymnocalycium schroederianum
- Gymnocalycium spegazzinii
- Gymnocalycium stellatum
- Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
- Gymnocalycium striglianum
- Gymnocalycium taningaense
- Gymnocalycium uebelmannianum
- Gymnocalycium uruguayense
Images
Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
Gymnocalycium species from Liberec botanical garden
Gymnocalcium oneanthemum from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii in flower
The flower of Gymnocalycium horstii
Gymnocalycium baldianum in flower
The Ruby Ball or Moon Cactus, Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 'Hibotan', is a mutant that lacks chlorophyll
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
External links
Data related to Gymnocalycium at Wikispecies
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