Aylostera leucanthema
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Subtribe: | Aylosterinae |
| Genus: | Aylostera |
| Species: | A. leucanthema |
| Binomial name | |
| Aylostera leucanthema (Rausch) Mosti & Papini[1] | |
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Aylostera leucanthema is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.
Description
Aylostera leucanthema is a small, solitary cactus with a body that can be spherical or short-cylindrical, ranging in color from dark green to purple. It grows up to 7 cm tall and 3.5 cm in diameter, with a very small, beetle-like root. The plant features 13 to 14 spirally arranged ribs, each clearly divided into tubercles. Its oval areoles are brown. It has a black central spine (which may be absent) up to 7 mm long, and 7 to 8 brown marginal spines with darker bases, measuring up to 6 mm in length. Flowers, which can be white or pink, grow up to 2.5 cm long and have a similar diameter. The spherical fruits are dark purple and about 5 mm in diameter.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia south of Cinti at elevations of 3600.[1][2]
Taxonomy
This species was first described as Rebutia leucanthema in 1975 by Austrian botanist Walter Rausch.[3] The name leucanthema comes from Greek words meaning "white flower," referring to its flower color. Later, botanists Stefano Mosti and Alessio Papini transferred it to the genus Aylostera, renaming it Aylostera leucanthema in 2011.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Aylostera leucanthema (Rausch) Mosti & Papini", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-10-02
- ↑ "Aylostera leucanthema". www.llifle.net. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. - ↑ "Aylostera leucanthema (Rausch) Mosti & Papini", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-10-02
- ↑ Mosti, Stefano; Bandara, Nadeesha Lewke; Papini, Alessio (1 December 2011). "(PDF) Further insights and new combinations in Aylostera (Cactaceae) based on molecular and morphological data". Pakistan Journal of Botany. 43 (6). Pakistan Journal of Botany. ISSN 0556-3321. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
External links
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Data related to Aylostera leucanthema at Wikispecies