Biology:Echinopsis subdenudata

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Short description: Species of cactus

Echinopsis subdenudata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinopsis
Species:
E. subdenudata
Binomial name
Echinopsis subdenudata
Cárdenas
Synonyms

Echinopsis ancistrophora

Echinopsis subdenudata (commonly called domino cactus,[1] night blooming hedgehog, Easter lily cactus[2]) is a species of cactus. It has a globular shape, few spines, with large, white flowers attached to long, green tubes. It occurs in Bolivia, at altitudes of 600–1800 metres.[3] Under its synonym Echinopsis ancistrophora it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

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Literature

  • Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 28: 71 1956.
  • Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires ser. 3, 4: 492. 1905

References

Wikidata ☰ Q151275 entry