Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina

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Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich
Kakteen Sukk. 25(4): 82 (1974)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 9: 88 (1991); et: Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2: 57, isonym. 1997 1998

Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
The flower is dark red. A real eye catcher! The body is black-green with woolly areoles. the spines are glassy and mostly creamy-white in colour.

Origin and Habitat: Amblayo, Salta, Argentina 2200-3600m

Synonyms:

Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich

Lobivia amblayensis var. albispina Rausch

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 9: 88 (1991); et: Cact. d'Argentine ed. 2: 57, isonym. 1997 1998
Synonymy: 44

Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt

Echinocactus haematanthus Speg.
Lobivia haematantha (Speg.) Britton & Rose

Echinopsis amblayensis (Rausch) Friedrich

Echinopsis densispina var. amblayensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.
Lobivia amblayensis Rausch
Lobivia haematantha var. amblayensis (Rausch) G.D.Rowley
Lobivia haematantha subvar. amblayensis (Rausch) Rausch

Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich

Lobivia amblayensis var. albispina Rausch

Echinopsis haematantha subs. chorrillosensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.

Lobivia chorrillosensis Rausch
Lobivia haematantha subs. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch
Lobivia haematantha var. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch
Lobivia haematantha subvar. chorrillosensis (Rausch) Rausch

Echinopsis haematantha subs. elongata (Backeb.) J.G.Lamb.

Echinopsis elongata (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & Glaetzle
Lobivia elongata Backeb.
Lobivia haematantha var. elongata (Backeb.) Rausch

Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.

Echinopsis hualfinensis (Rausch) Friedrich & Glaetzle
Lobivia haematantha var. hualfinensis (Rausch) Rausch
Lobivia hualfinensis Rausch

Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis f. variegata hort.
Echinopsis haematantha subs. jasimanensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.

Lobivia haematantha var. jasimanensis Rausch

Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) J.G.Lamb.

Andenea kuehnrichii Frič & Kreuz.
Echinopsis kuehnrichii (Frič) Friedrich & Glaetzle
Hymenorebutia kuehnrichii (Frič) F.Ritter
Lobivia cincero Frič in Möller
Lobivia haematantha subs. kuehnrichii (Frič) Rausch ex G.D.Rowley
Lobivia haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) Rausch
Lobivia kuehnrichii Frič in Möller

Lobivia drijveriana Backeb.

Hymenorebutia drijveriana (Backeb.) F.Ritter
Lobivia haematantha var. drijveriana (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

Lobivia drijveriana var. astranthema Backeb.
Lobivia drijveriana var. aurantiaca Backeb.
Lobivia drijveriana var. nobilis Backeb.
Lobivia haematantha var. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch

Lobivia haematantha subvar. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch
Lobivia hualfinensis var. fechseri Rausch

Lobivia mirabunda Backeb.

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Description: Echinopsis amblayensisSN|12438]]SN|12438]] var. albispina|SN|12442]] is a tuberous, dwarf, compact, clustering cactus.
Stem: Black-green with woolly areoles.
Spines: Short, glassy, mostly cream white in variable number.
Flowers: Orange to red very showy approx. 5,5 cm long and 4,5 cm in diameter. Stigma lobes orange, red or green.
Blooming season: Flowers are produced in spring, and remain open for about three or four days.
Roots: Tap root.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis haematantha group

Echinopsis amblayensis (Rausch) Friedrich: has rich orange-red flowers and green stigmas. Distribution: Amblayo, Salta, Argentina.
Echinopsis amblayensis var. albispina (Rausch) Friedrich: has short, glassy, mostly cream white in variable number. Distribution: Amblayo, Salta, Argentina.
Echinopsis haematantha (Speg.) D.R.Hunt: is an extremely variable species, with many forms and varieties. Flowers yellow to purple with usually a white or yellowish-cream throat circle. Distribution: Northern Argentina (Salta and Catamarca)
Echinopsis haematantha subs. chorrillosensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.: has a deep taproot, greyish-green stems, short pale radial spines, longer curved central spine and flower colour from red through to yellow. Distribution: Chorrillos, Salta, Argentina.
Echinopsis haematantha subs. elongata (Backeb.) J.G.Lamb.
Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.: has silky grey-green, olive-green to brownish-green stems, heavy, curving spines and orange to bright red flowers, with a white or yellowish throat circle. Distribution: Northern Argentina.
Echinopsis haematantha subs. hualfinensis f. variegata hort.: has green and yellow variegated stems. Garden origin.
Echinopsis haematantha subs. jasimanensis (Rausch) J.G.Lamb.
Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii (Frič) J.G.Lamb.: has yellow, salmon, orange or carmine flowers up to 5 cm wide. The flowers throat is white or green. Distribution: Cachipampa to Potrero, Salta, Argentina.
Lobivia drijveriana Backeb.: same as Echinopsis haematantha var. kuehnrichii? Distribution: Cachipampa to Cachi, Salta, Argentina.
Lobivia haematantha var. fechseri (Rausch) Rausch
Lobivia mirabunda Backeb.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose “Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family” Courier Dover Publications, 1963
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass” Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug./2011
3) David Hunt, Nigel Taylor “The New Cactus Lexicon” DH Books, 2006 ISBN 0953813444, 9780953813445.
4) Edward F. Anderson “The Cactus Family” Timber Press, 2001
5) Clive Innes, Charles Glass “Cacti” Portland House, 01/May/1991