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Gymnocalycium oenanthemum subs. carminanthum (Borth & Koop) H.Till
Gymnocalycium 21(Sonderausgabe): 816. 2008 [Nov 2008]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Gymnocalycium oenanthemum Backeb.
Kaktusář 1934, August; cf. Backeb. Blatter Kakteenforsch. 1934, Pr. 9, [p.2].

Gymnocalycium oenanthemum subs. carminanthum Photo by: Julio C. García

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium oenanthemum Backeb.
Kaktusář 1934, August; cf. Backeb. Blatter Kakteenforsch. 1934, Pr. 9, [p.2].
Synonymy: 6
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Gymnocalycium oenanthemum group

  • Gymnocalycium ambatoense Piltz: has white or pinkish blooms and thinner spines. It is intermediate between Gymnocalycium oenanthemum and Gymnocalycium hossei. Distribution: Sierra Ambato 900-1100 m asl.
  • Gymnocalycium oenanthemum Backeb.: (var. oenanthemum) has wine-red or deep salmon-pink flowers with stout spines slightly curved inward. Distribution: South-east slope of Sierra Ambato.
  • Gymnocalycium oenanthemum subs. carminanthum (Borth & Koop) H.Till: has pink-red to bright carmine-red flowers. Distribution: Sierra Ambato from 1300 to 1800 m asl.
  • Gymnocalycium tillianum Rausch: almost identical to the standard G. oenanthemum, with only little differences in seeds morphology. Distribution: West slope of Sierra Ambato.

20072 julio Julio C. García
Gymnocalycium oenanthemum subs. carminanthum Photo by: Julio C. García
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