Biology:Gymnocalycium berchtii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. berchtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium berchtii Neuhuber
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Gymnocalycium berchtii is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.
Description
Gymnocalycium berchtii grows individually with cloudy blackish gray or blackish brown, flattened shoots with a slightly sunken apex and reaches heights of up to 2 centimeters with diameters of 4 to 6 centimeters. A conical shoot and a taproot are formed. The seven to nine ribs are flattened. The oval areoles carry whitish to yellowish wool. The three to five straight, dull dark brown to black spines occasionally have a lighter tip. They are 7 to 10 millimeters long.
The funnel-shaped, pearly to pink flowers are 5.3 to 7.9 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 4.3 to 6 centimeters. The gray-green fruits are elongated, spherical. They are 2.1 to 4.2 centimeters long and have a diameter of 0.9 to 2 centimeters.[2]
Distribution
Taxonomy
The first description was made in 1997 by Gert Josef Albert Neuhuber. The specific epithet berchtii honors the Dutch chemist and cactus collector Ludwig C. A. Bercht (1945–2021).[3]
Gallery
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G. berchtii LF 98 -
plants in cultivation
References
- ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152432/121534899. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005) (in de). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon. Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 311. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ↑ Schädlich, Volker. "Dr C. A. Ludwig Bercht 06.02.1945 - 02.03.2021". Schütziana 12 (1). https://www.schuetziana.org/downloads/Schuetziana_12_2021_1_en.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
External links
Data related to Gymnocalycium berchtii at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q1558341 entry
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