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Melocactus curvispinus subsp. obtusipetalus (Lem.) Xhonn. & Fern.Alonso

(Cactaceae)
Collection: Santos, G. - 498

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 10037.1
Preparations Excicado - 1; Fotografía - 1: JBB07438
Determiner Santos, G.
Determination date 2006

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Cundinamarca
County Guataquí
Locality Vía a Jerusalén
Coordinates (verbatim) Not available
Latitud decimal Not available
Longitud decimal Not available
Elevation (in meters) 420.0000000000
Collection date 2006-11-21

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae
Genus Melocactus
Species curvispinus
Species author Pfeiff.
Infraspecific epithet obtusipetalus
Infraspecific epithet author (Lem.) Xhonn. & Fern.Alonso
Scientific name Melocactus curvispinus subsp. obtusipetalus (Lem.) Xhonn. & Fern.Alonso

Biological attributes

Plant description Suculenta globosa de 14 cm de diámetro, flor violeta pálido, disco floral blanco, tomentoso.

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-05-05
Photo 10037.1
Modified: 2022-02-18 00:51:57

GUID: 645e5904-0e1f-47c0-afeb-8e0426ae0df6




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