Rebutia pulvinosa

Rebutia pulvinosa is a species of cactus in the genus Rebutia, native to Bolivia.[2] Two of its subspecies, Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora and Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. perplexa, have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

Rebutia pulvinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rebutia
Species:
R. pulvinosa
Binomial name
Rebutia pulvinosa
Synonyms[2]

Aylostera pulvinosa (F.Ritter & Buining) Backeb.

Subspecies
Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora (F.Ritter & Buining) Hjertson
  • Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. perplexa (Donald) Hjertson

References
  1. Taxon 12: 29 (1963)
  2. "Rebutia pulvinosa F.Ritter & Buining". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. albiflora". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "Rebutia pulvinosa subsp. perplexa". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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