Rebutia cintia

Rebutia cintia is a small alpine cactus native to the high Andes of Bolivia. The plant was discovered by Karel Kníže in 1969 at an elevation of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) near Otavi, in Potosí Department, Bolivia. However, it was not formally described until 1996 by Jan Říha. The genus is named after the town of Cinti in Chuquisaca Department.

Rebutia cintia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rebutia
Species:
R. cintia
Binomial name
Rebutia cintia
Hjertson
Synonyms[1]
  • Cintia knizei Říha in Kaktusy
  • Copiapoa knizei (Říha) Halda in Cactaceae
  • Weingartia cintia (Hjertson) Hentzschel & K.Augustin in Gymnocalycium

A solitary plant, it is green, globose, and around 3–5 cm in diameter. The tuberous carrot-like roots grow up to 10 cm long. The areoles are sunken between the podaria and are woolly, with no spines. The yellow flowers occur on the stem tip and are 3–4 cm in diameter.

References
  1. "Rebutia cintia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  • Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 150–151
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