Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Sulcorebutia purpurea var. santiaginiensis (Rausch) Gertel - Gymnocalycium 28 (3): 1167. 2015
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Sulcorebutia santiaginiensis Rausch – Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten. 30 (10): 238. 1979
Synonyms:
Weingartia purpurea var. santiaginiensis (Rausch) Hentzschel & Augustin - Gymnocalycium 21 (2): 780. 2008
Sulcorebutia unguispina Rausch - Succulenta 64 (6): 132–133. 1985
Sulcorebutia purpurea var. unguispina (Rausch) Augustin & Gertel – Sulcorebutia – Kakteeenzwerge aus den Anden 123. 2000
Weingartia purpurea var. unguispina (Rausch) Hentzschel & Augustin - Gymnocalycium 21 (2): 780. 2008
Sulcorebutia horacekii Slaba& Sorma - Kaktusy 43(4): 123. 2007
Sulcorebutia purpurea ssp, horacekii (Slaba & Sorma) Halda & Malina - Acta Mus. Richn. Sect. Nat. 14(4): 94, 2008
Sulcorebutia purpurea var. minor Donald ex Fritz nom. nud. – Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten 50 (7): 163–165, 2000
Type:
Walter Rausch (WR) 730 HT: ZSS
Type Locality:
Bolivia, Dept. Cochabamba, Prov. Campero, west of Aiquile Cuesta Santiago
Distribution:
Bolivia, Prov. Campero, widely distributed in various forms at elevation above 2800 m between Aiquile and Molinero
Altitude:
2800 m
Collection No:
R730, R731, EH7113, EH7120,JD178, JD179, JD181, JK130, JK131, HBG53140, HBG53149, VZ148, VZ369, VZ370, VZ373, VZ400, VZ402, G65, G66, G69, G70, G213, G214, G320, RH857, RH1720, KB565, HS25, HS67, HS68 and many more
Flowering:
Extra Info:
In contrast to S. purpurea v. purpurea, S.purpurea v. santiaginiensis is extremely variable. Beside plants with just some short, adpressed spines there are others with very heavy spination. At many locations the 2 extremes and all kinds of intermediates can be found side by side. There seems to be no way to draw a line. S. unguispina Rausch and S. horacekii Slaba & Sorma are just form within this incredible swarm of Sulcorebutias.
Gertel Willi & Vries Johan de (2008): Sulcorebutia [IV] - A revision of the species of the central distribution area - Cactus & Co 12 (4): 237-265
Gertel Willi & Vries Johan de (2009): Sulcorebutia [IV] - Eine Revision der Arten des zentralen Verbreitungsgebietes - Echinopseen, 6 (2): 47-62
Compiler:
Gertel, Willi / de / 2019.01.29.