Lobivia schieliana

Lobivia schieliana
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. schieliana
Binomial name
	Lobivia schieliana; Backeb.
Synonyms
	Echinopsis schieliana (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt 1987; Lobivia backebergii subsp. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch 1982; Lobivia backebergii subsp. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch 1977; Lobivia backebergii var. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch 1975; Lobivia leptacantha Rausch 1972; Lobivia maximiliana var. leptacantha (Rausch) Rausch 1975; Lobivia maximiliana var. quiabayensis (Rausch) Rausch 1975; Lobivia maximiliana subsp. quiabayensis (Rausch) Rausch 1977; Lobivia quiabayensis Rausch 1968; Lobivia schieliana var. albescens Backeb. 1959; Lobivia schieliana var. leptacantha (Rausch) Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987; Lobivia schieliana var. quiabayensis (Rausch) Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987;

Lobivia schieliana, is a species of Lobivia found in Bolivia and Peru.^[2]

Description

Lobivia schieliana often sprouts from the base and forms cushions. The spherical to cylindrical, dark green shoots reach heights of up to 4.5 centimeters with diameters of 3.5 centimeters. There are 13 to 21 ribs. The single light brown central spine, which is often missing initially, is curved downwards and 0.5 to 0.6 centimeters long. The approximately 14 comb-shaped to radiating marginal spines are interwoven. They are flexible, white, yellowish or brown and are 1 to 2 centimeters long.

The short funnel-shaped flowers are bright red, red or sometimes yellow. They are 4 to 5 centimeters long and have the same diameter. The spherical, juicy fruits reach a diameter of up to 1 centimeter.^[3]

Distribution

Lobivia schieliana is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Cusco and Puno as well as in the Bolivian department of La Paz at altitudes of 3000 to 3200 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description by Curt Backeberg was published in 1957. The specific epithet schieliana honors the German cactus lover Wolfgang Schiel (1904–1978), who came from Freiburg. Other nomenclature synonyms are Lobivia backebergii subsp. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch (1975), Lobivia backebergii var. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch (1975), Lobivia backebergii subsp. schieliana (Backeb.) Rausch ex G.D. Rowley (1982) and Echinopsis schieliana (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt (1987).

References

^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
^ "Echinopsis schieliana". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 242. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

External links

Media related to Lobivia schieliana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lobivia schieliana at Wikispecies

[IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_2010_p.-1] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

[Tropicos-2] "Echinopsis schieliana". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._242-3] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 242. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

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