Lobivia obrepanda

Lobivia obrepanda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Lobivia
Species:	L. obrepanda
Binomial name
Lobivia obrepanda (Salm-Dyck) K. Schum.1894
Synonyms
Echinocactus obrepandus Salm-Dyck 1845 Echinopsis obrepanda (Salm-Dyck) K.Schum. 1894 Pseudolobivia obrepanda (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1942 Cereus cristatus (Salm-Dyck) Mottet 1892-1893 Echinocactus misleyi J.F.Cels 1847 Echinopsis cajasensis F.Ritter 1980 Echinopsis calliantholilacina Cárdenas 1965 Echinopsis callichroma Cárdenas 1965 Echinopsis carmineiflora (Hoffm. & Backeb.) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis cristata Salm-Dyck 1850 Echinopsis cristata var. purpurea Hook. 1850 Echinopsis fiebrigii Gürke 1905 Echinopsis hystrichoides F.Ritter 1980 Echinopsis ibicuatensis Cárdenas 1956 Echinopsis mamillosa var. hystrichoides (F.Ritter) J.Ullmann 2014 Echinopsis mataranensis Cárdenas 1970 Echinopsis millarensis Rausch 2009 Echinopsis misleyi Labour. 1853 Echinopsis obrepanda var. fiebrigii (Gürke) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis obrepanda var. mizquensis (Rausch) Rausch 1975 Echinopsis pseudomamillosa Cárdenas 1959 Echinopsis riviere-de-caraltii Cárdenas 1971 Echinopsis toralapana Cárdenas 1964 Lobivia calliantholilacina (Cárdenas) Lodé 2013 Lobivia callichroma (Cárdenas) Lodé 2013 Lobivia calorubra var. mizquensis (Rausch) Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia mizquensis Rausch 1972 Pseudolobivia callichroma (Cárdenas) Backeb. 1966 Pseudolobivia carmineoflora Hoffm. & Backeb. 1959 Pseudolobivia fiebrigii (Gürke) Backeb. 1942 Pseudolobivia obrepanda var. fiebrigii (Gürke) Backeb. 1959 Pseudolobivia toralapana (Cárdenas) Backeb. 1966

Lobivia obrepanda, is a species of Lobivia found in Bolivia.

Description

Lobivia obrepanda usually grows singly and occasionally forms small groups as it gets older. The depressed, spherical, dark or gray-green shoots reach a diameter of up to 20 centimeters. There are 13 to 18 sharp-edged ribs, which are divided into hatchet-shaped cusps. The gray areoles are located in the notches and are about 2 centimeters apart. Slightly curved, white to brownish thorns emerge from them. The one to three central spines, which can occasionally be missing, are curved at the tip and 2 to 5 centimeters long. The six to 13 marginal spines, which are mostly arranged in a comb shape, are up to 1 centimeter long.

The funnel-shaped, parsley-scented, white to magenta-red flowers open at night. They are 10 to 20 centimeters long. Its flower tube is slightly curved. The outer bracts are spread out, the inner ones curve upwards. The spherical fruits are semi-dry.

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Distribution

Lobivia obrepanda distributed in the Bolivian departments of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Chuquisaca at low to high altitudes.

Taxonomy

The first description as Echinocactus obrepandus by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck was published in 1845. The specific epithet obrepanda is derived from the Latin words ob- for 'reverse' and repandus for 'dissolute' and refers to the humps of the ribs. Boris O. Schlumpberger placed the species in the genus Lobivia in 2012. Further nomenclature synonyms are Echinopsis obrepanda (Salm-Dyck) K.Schum. (1894) and Pseudolobivia obrepanda Backeb. ex Krainz (1942)

External links

• Media related to Lobivia obrepanda at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lobivia obrepanda at Wikispecies