Acanthocalycium

Acanthocalycium is a genus of cactus consisting of several species from Argentina. The taxon name comes from Greek akantha (meaning prickly) and kalyx (meaning buds), which refers to the spines on the floral tubes.[1]

Acanthocalycium
Acanthocalycium violaceum.jpg
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Trichocereeae
Genus:Acanthocalycium
Backeb.
Species

Acanthocalycium aurantiacum
Acanthocalycium ferrarii
Acanthocalycium glaucum
Acanthocalycium klimpelianum
Acanthocalycium peitscherianum
Acanthocalycium spiniflorum
Acanthocalycium violaceum
etc.

These plants are globose to elongate, with numerous ribs on the spiny stems. Flowers range from white to pink to red and open during the day.

TaxonomyEdit

Spinicalycium Fric (nom. inval.) has been brought into synonymy with this genus. Besides, the genus Acanthocalycium has been periodically included in the genus Echinopsis.

SpeciesEdit

ImageScientific NameDistribution
Acanthocalycium ferrarii.jpgAcanthocalycium ferrarii RauschArgentina.
Echinopsis glaucina.1a.PCJO.jpgAcanthocalycium glaucum F.RitterArgentina
Acanthocalycium klimpelianum.jpgAcanthocalycium klimpelianum (Weidlich & Werderm.) Backeb.Argentina
Acanthocalycium violaceum 7.JPGAcanthocalycium spiniflorum (K.Schum.) Backeb.Argentina
Acanthocalycium thionanthum.jpgAcanthocalycium thionanthum (Speg.) Backeb.Argentina


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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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