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Echinopsis haematantha
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinopsis
Species:	E. haematantha
Binomial name
Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R. Hunt
Synonyms
List Echinocactus haematanthus Speg. 1905 Lobivia haematantha (Speg.) Britton & Rose 1922 Echinocactus cachensis (Speg.) Speg. 1905 Echinopsis albispina Roth 1903 Echinopsis amblayensis (Rausch) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis cachensis Speg. 1905 Echinopsis densispina var. amblayensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis elongata (Backeb.) Friedrich 1974 Echinopsis haematantha var. chorrillosensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. elongata (Backeb.) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. hualfinensis (Rausch) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. jasimanensis (Rausch) 1998 Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) J.G.Lamb. 1998 Echinopsis hualfinensis (Rausch) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle 1983 Echinopsis kuehnrichii (Frič) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle 1983 Hymenorebutia drijverana (Backeb.) F.Ritter 1980 Hymenorebutia kuehnrichii (Frič) F.Ritter 1980 Lobivia amblayensis Rausch 1972 Lobivia amblayensis var. albispina Rausch 1972 Lobivia chorillosensis Rausch 1974 Lobivia chorrillosensis Rausch 1974 Lobivia cincero Frič 1930 Lobivia drijveriana Backeb. 1933 Lobivia drijveriana var. astranthema Backeb. 1934 Lobivia drijveriana var. aurantiaca Backeb. 1934 Lobivia drijveriana var. nobilis Backeb. 1934 Lobivia elongata Backeb. 1956 publ. 1957 Lobivia haematantha var. amblayensis (Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. amblayensis (Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. cachensis (Speg.) J.Ullmann 1992 Lobivia haematantha subsp. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia haematantha subsp. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch 1977 Lobivia haematantha subvar. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha f. drijveriana (Backeb.) M.H.J.van der Meer 2020 Lobivia haematantha var. drijveriana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. elongata (Backeb.) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. elongata (Backeb.) Rausch (1975 Lobivia haematantha var. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. hualfinensis (Rausch) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha subvar. hualfinensis (Rausch) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha var. jasimanensis Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) Rausch 1975 Lobivia haematantha subsp. kuehnrichii (Frič) Rausch 1982 Lobivia haematantha var. viridis Rausch 1985-1986 publ. 1987 Lobivia hualfinensis Rausch 1968 Lobivia hualfinensis var. fechseri Rausch 1972 Lobivia kuehnrichii Frič 1931 Lobivia kuehnrichii var. antennifera Rausch 2010 Lobivia mirabunda Backeb. 1956 publ. 1957

Echinopsis haematantha, is a species of Echinopsis found in Argentina and Bolivia.

Description

Echinopsis haematantha grows singly or branching, and then forms small groups, with a large carrot-like taproot. The flattened spherical to short cylindrical, olive green to brownish green to gray-green shoots reach heights of up to 12 cm (4.7 in) with diameters of 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in). There are twelve to 15 low and narrow ribs arranged in a spiral. The circular areoles on them are white. Yellow to dark brown or black spines emerge from them. There are one to four central spines are unequal, strong are often hooked and up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and ten to twelve radial spines that are thin, needle-like, and interwoven, to 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long.

The short, funnel-shaped, yellow to orange to slightly purple flowers open during the day. They have a diameter of 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in). The spherical to egg-shaped, green to purple-brown fruits are semi-dry and tear open.

Distribution

Echinopsis haematantha is widespread in the Argentine provinces of Salta, Tucumán and Catamarca at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as Echinocactus haematanthus by Carlos Luis Spegazzini was published in 1905. The specific epithet haematantha is derived from the Greek words haima for 'blood' and anthos for 'flower' and refers to the dark red flowers of the species. David Richard Hunt placed the species in the genus Echinopsis in 1991. Another nomenclature synonym is Lobivia haematantha (Speg.) Britton & Rose (1922).

References

1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
2. "Echinopsis haematantha". Tropicos. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
3. "Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
4. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 230–231. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
5. Aires., Museo Nacional de Buenos (1905). "Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires". Impr. de Juan A. Alsina. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
6. "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.

External links

• Media related to Echinopsis haematantha at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Echinopsis haematantha at Wikispecies

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Echinopsis
• Flora of Argentina
• Flora of Bolivia