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Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Halda & Horáček) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 25: 16. 2011 [Oct 2011]
Family: CACTACEAE

= Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Halda & Horáček) M.Lowry
Tephrocactus Study Group 10(4): 55. 2004

Accepted Scientific Name: Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999 [24 Nov 1999]

Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 325. 1999 [24 Nov 1999]
Synonymy: 11
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rebutia of the Opuntias

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Maihueniopsis subterranea group

  • Maihueniopsis subterranea (R.E.Fr.) E.F.Anderson: Small plant with very tuberous root and grayish-green, to brownish segments usually around 15-18 mm in diameter and 2-4 cm tall. It is very variable. Distribution: Northwest of Argentina and province of Jujuy to Potosí, Bolivia.
  • Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Halda & Horáček) M.Lowry: has greener and thinner stems, forms large clumps with more than 100 heads and has a larger (4-6 cm) red or sometimes violet flower. Distribution: Chuquisaca, Bolivia.

27570 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
27572 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27571 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
27573 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27574 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
27575 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cumulopuntia subterranea subs. pulcherrima (Maihueniopsis subterranea subs. pulcherrima) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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