Gymnocalycium ochoterenae

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Gymnocalycium
Species:	G. ochoterenae
Binomial name
	Gymnocalycium ochoterenae; Backeb. 1935
Synonyms
	Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum subsp. intertextum (Backeb. ex H.Till) H.Till 1993; Gymnocalycium intertextum Backeb. ex H.Till 1987; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. altautinense Papsch 1993; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. cinereum Backeb. 1936; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae subsp. herbsthoferianum H.Till & Neuhuber 1992; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. polygonum Backeb. 1966; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. scoparium H.Till & Neuhuber 1992; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. tenuispinum Backeb. 1966; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae var. variispinum Backeb. 1966; Gymnocalycium ochoterenae subsp. vatteri (Buining) Papsch 1993; Gymnocalycium vatteri Buining 1950; Gymnocalycium vatteri var. altautinense (Papsch) V.Gapon 2006 publ. 2007;

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae is a species of Gymnocalycium from Argentina.^[2]

Description[edit]

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae grows individually with olive green to brownish, flattened spherical to hemispherical shoots and reaches heights of 3 to 4.5 centimeters with diameters of up to 8 centimeters. A stubby, branched taproot is formed. The nine to 16 wide and flat ribs are rarely slightly humped. There is a central spine, which is often missing. The three to five (rarely 1 to 7) brownish-yellow to whitish-yellow marginal thorns that are curved back towards the plant body or radiate in a comb-like manner have a darker tip and are 1 to 1.5 centimeters (rarely up to 2.2 centimeters) long.

The funnel-shaped, white flowers have a light pink throat. They reach a length of 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters (rarely up to 6.5 centimeters) and have a diameter of 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters. The green to dull red fruits are barrel-shaped and 1.5 to 2 centimeters long.^[3]

Distribution[edit]

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Córdoba and San Luis at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters.

Taxonomy[edit]

The first description was made in 1936 by Curt Backeberg.^[4] The specific epithet ochoterenae honors the Mexican botanist Isaac Ochoterena (1885–1950).

References[edit]

^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
^ "Gymnocalycium ochoterenae in Tropicos".
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 322. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.

External links[edit]

Media related to Gymnocalycium ochoterenae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gymnocalycium ochoterenae at Wikispecies

[IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_2010_p.-1] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-08.

[2] "Gymnocalycium ochoterenae in Tropicos".

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._322-3] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 322. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[Au_Cactus_Francophone_z667-4] "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.

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