| Gymnocalycium stenopleurum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (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. stenopleurum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocalycium stenopleurum F.Ritter 1979 | |
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Gymnocalycium stenopleurum is a species of Gymnocalycium from Bolivia and Paraguay.
Description
Gymnocalycium stenopleurum is a cactus species with gray-green, flattened, or spherical stems reaching up to 12 cm tall and 6–12 cm wide. It has 8–14 rounded ribs and 3–6 twisted, light to dark brown radial spines measuring 0.7–4 cm long, while central spines are typically absent. The plant produces white flowers 5–7 cm long and gray-green fruits up to 4 cm long and 1 cm wide.
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Distribution
Native to Cerro León in Paraguay's Boquerón department and eastern Bolivia, it grows at altitudes of 10 to 500 meters.
Taxonomy
Friedrich Ritter first described the species in 1979.
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- "Gymnocalycium stenopleurum F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 327–328. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- "Gymnocalycium stenopleurum". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
External links
Media related to Gymnocalycium friedrichii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gymnocalycium stenopleurum at Wikispecies
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| Gymnocalycium stenopleurum |
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