| Gymnocalycium alboareolatum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnocalycium |
| Species: | G. alboareolatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch 1985 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnocalycium alboareolatum is a species of cactus in the genus Gymnocalycium, endemic to Argentina.
Description
It grows as a solitary, flattened, spherical plant up to 6 cm in diameter with a large taproot. Its 9–11 ribs feature chin-like projections up to 1 cm long. The cactus lacks central spines but has 6–7 stiff, curved, brown marginal spines, also up to 1 cm long. It produces silver-white flowers up to 6.5 cm long and 4.5 cm wide, and its blue-green fruits are egg- to club-shaped, measuring 2.5–3 cm.
Distribution
The Gymnocalycium alboareolatum is a cactus native to the area around Villa Bustos in La Rioja, Argentina, found growing on slopes on monte shrubland at altitudes of 1000 to 1500 meters.
Taxonomy
Described in 1985 by Walter Rausch, its name derives from the Latin words albus (white) and areolatus (with areoles).
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- "Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 309. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- "Gymnocalycium albiareolatum". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- "Walter Rausch: Nieuwbeschryving: Gymnocalycium alboareolatum Rausch spec. nov. In: Succulenta. Band 64, Nummer 10, 1985, S. 213–214" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
External links
Data related to Gymnocalycium alboareolatum at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gymnocalycium alboareolatum | |