Parodia ocampoi var. compressa

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (F.Ritter)

Family: CACTACEAE

= Parodia compressa F.Ritter
Cactus (Paris) no. 73-74: 9. 1962

Accepted Scientific Name: Parodia ocampoi Cárdenas
Kakteen Sukk. 6(1): 101 (fig.). 1955 Gray Herb. Card Cat.

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (Parodia compressa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Origin and Habitat: Bolivia.
Ecology: Plants with abundant wool on them are typically found in areas with cold nightime temperatures - like the Bolivian high deserts, here the "fur" helps hold the daytime heat in.

Synonyms:

Parodia compressa F.Ritter

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (F.Ritter)

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Parodia ocampoi Cárdenas
Kakteen Sukk. 6(1): 101 (fig.). 1955
Synonymy: 6

Parodia ocampoi Cárdenas

Bolivicactus ocampoi (Cárdenas) Doweld

Parodia augustinii Weskamp
Parodia compressa F.Ritter

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (F.Ritter)

Parodia copavilquensis Weskamp

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Description: Flowers small, 2 to 3 cm long, carmine.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Parodia ocampoi/gibbulosoides group

Parodia augustinii Weskamp
Parodia compressa F.Ritter: (= P. ocampoi) Plant with abundant wool and small carmine flowers.
Parodia copavilquensis Weskamp
Parodia elachista F.H.Brandt
Parodia exquisita F.H.Brandt
Parodia gibbulosoides F.H.Brandt
Parodia minuta F.Ritter
Parodia ocampoi Cárdenas
Parodia punae Cárdenas: radial spines 8-9, 4-10 mm long. Centrals 1 to 4 stronger, 4-5 mm long of which the the lower one is more strong. Flowers Orange-red. Distribution: Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Parodia zecheri R.Vásquez

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (Parodia compressa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (Parodia compressa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Parodia ocampoi var. compressa (Parodia compressa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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