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Frailea schilinzkyana subs. matoana (Buining & Bredero) Berka
Kaktusy (Brno) 40(Spec. 1): 14 2004.
Family: CACTACEAE

= Frailea matoana Buining & Bredero
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 43(4): 139. 1971

Accepted Scientific Name: Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995

Frailea schilinzkyana subs. matoana (Frailea matoana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Frailea cataphracta
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 210. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis (Buining & G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995.
Synonymy: 5
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Frailea cataphracta group

  • Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose: (subsp. cataphracta), has dull green bodies with few (8-15) ribs, spine to 2 mm addpressed, centrals absent. Distribution: Bolivia and Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has dirty bronze bodies with less than 18 ribs, spines to 4 mm, centrals absent or 1-2. Distribution: southeast of Asuncion, Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun & Esteves: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has less than 21 flattened, but noticeably tuberculate ribs. Distribution: Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis (Buining & G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has less than 20 ribs. Distribution: Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphractoides Backeb.: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has greyish-olive-green bodies (purplish to black in full sun) with very closely set brown areoles and spines up to 4 mm long. Distributiin: Bolivia.
  • Frailea matoana Buining & Bredero: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has reddish to dark brown body with 15 ribs, areoles with brown or blackish spines to 4 mm long. Distribution: municípios de Antonio João, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Frailea uhligiana Backeb. in Backeb.: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has green to bronze bodies with up to 25 ribs and less adpressed spines up to 4 mm long. Distribution: San Jose between Santa Cruz and Corumba, Bolivia.

27281 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Habitat. Near Antonio Joao, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. (Frailea matoana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
27282 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Frailea schilinzkyana subs. matoana (Frailea matoana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

27283 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Frailea schilinzkyana subs. matoana (Frailea matoana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
27284 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Near Antonio Joao, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. (Frailea matoana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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