Echinopsis calochlora

Echinopsis calochlora, is a species of Echinopsis found in Bolivia.[2]

Echinopsis calochlora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. calochlora
Binomial name
Echinopsis calochlora
K.Schum.
Synonyms
  • Lobivia calochlora (K.Schum.) Schlumpb. 2012
  • Echinopsis calochlora var. claviformis Rud.Mey. 1920
  • Echinopsis calochlora subsp. glaetzleana P.J.Braun & Esteves 1994
  • Echinopsis grandiflora Linke 1857
  • Echinopsis hammerschmidii Cárdenas 1956

Description

Echinopsis calochlora grows singly or in groups. The spherical to short cylindrical, dark green shoots reach heights of growth of 6 to 10 centimeters with a diameter of 7 to 9 centimeters. The shoot apex is slightly depressed. There are about 15 sharp-edged ribs up to 1.5 centimeters high that are notched. The circular, gray areoles located on them are up to 1 centimeter apart. Dark grey, needle-like thorns emerge from them, which are thickened at their base. The single, horizontally protruding central spine is 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. The eight to nine slightly unequal radial spines have a length of 0.6 to 1.2 centimeters.

The narrow, funnel-shaped, long tubular, white flowers open at night. They are up to 18 centimeters long and have a diameter of 7 centimeters. The spherical to ellipsoidal, dark green fruits tear open.[3]

Distribution

Echinopsis calochlora is distributed in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz in the lowlands around 600 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description by Martín Cárdenas was published in 1956

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. "Echinopsis hammerschmidii". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 231. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
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