Your support is critical to our success.
P 282 (Collector Jörg and Brigitte Piltz) Mexico, Coahuila, (Sierra Paila)
Origin and Habitat: Mexico, Coahuila, (Sierra Paila)?
Habitat and ecology: The habitat is only a guess because it is not documented.
Synonyms:
- Echinocereus pailanus Fritz Schwarz ex Backeb.
Description: Echinocereus pailanusSN|34281]]SN|34281]] (Cites: Echinocereus reichenbachiiSN|8503]]SN|7575]] ssp. reichenbachii) is a nomen nudun (an avowed new name unaccompanied by a description or diagnosis) sometimes encountered in European nurseries. The name is actually invalid. It is used to indicate an intermediate form between Echinocereus reichenbachiiSN|7575]]SN|7575]] and Echinocereus pectinatusSN|7575]]SN|8503]]. The taxonomic and geographic boundaries among this two species remain nebulous and controversial. Echinocereus pailanusSN|34281]]SN|34281]] distinguishes for its fine-textured pinkish-red or pink-brown pectinated spines. It is one of the finest cactus that is very pretty any time of the year, but when it blooms, that is truly a sight to see.
Note: The name does not exist in the international databases Http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantnamesearchpage.do and Http://www.theplantlist.org/
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus reichenbachii group
- Echinocereus baileyi var. brunispinus Backeb.: No central spine with brown, intelacing, bristly, radials spines. Distribution: Oklahoma.
- Echinocereus melanocentrus J. Lowry: same as: Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. fitchii
- Echinocereus oklahomensis Lahman: It is one of the local forms of Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. baileyi distinguished by having 20-24 radial spines only 2 cm long and 0-2 centrals. Distribution: south-west Oklahoma.
- Echinocereus pailanus Fritz Schwarz ex Backeb.: has fine-textured pinkish-red or pink-brown pectinated spines. distribution Coahuila, (Sierra Paila)?
- Echinocereus reichenbachii (Terscheck ex Walp.) Haage jr. ex Britton & Rose: Small solitary or slowly branching cylindrical shaped cactus.It has 20 to 36, white to tan pectinatd radial spines held closely against the the ribs of the stems, organized in 2 series. Central spines usually absent.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albertii L.D.Benson: This cactus has large, pretty pink flowers with a very dark center. It has dark cental spines 0, or 1, 2 to 3 mm long, purple-black in colour. The 14 to 20 radial spines are white with dark purple tips number, straight, closely pectinate, 3 to 6 mm long.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus (Lahman) L.D.Benson: This is a form of Echinocereus baileyi with white to delicately pinkish spines, up to 1-2 cm long.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii f. albispinus hort. non Lahman: It is intermediates between Echinocereus baileyi and Echinocereus reichenbachii subsp. caespitosus. It has white neat comb-like short spination. It is one of the smaller Echinocereus species.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. armatus (Poselg. ex Engelm.) N.P.Taylor: This cactus has large, pretty pink flowers with a clearer often greenish center. It has 1 or 2 sharpen, light brown, darkly tipped spines.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. baileyi (Rose) N.P.Taylor: No central spine with about 16 intelacing radials spines, that are bristly spreading and variously coloured, white, yellowish, fox red, brown or pink. Distribution: Oklahoma, Texas.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii f. brevispinum hort.: short spined form.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. caespitosus (Engelm.) W.Blum & Mich.Lange in W.Blum et al.: The so called "caespitosus" is the form found in central Texas. Usually this plants lack central spines and are weakly distinguished from typical "reichenbachii".
- Echinocereus reichenbachii var. castaneus (Engelm.) nov. comb. ined.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii f. cristatus hort.: Crested form.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. fitchii (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor: has brown central spines, much longer than white radials and large flower, slightly scented, pink-purple with dark burgundy centre. Distribution: Starr, Webb, and Zapadta Co., Texas
- Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. perbellus (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor: It has 0-1 central spine, fewer than 20 radials, and elliptic areoles; Range: Colorado, New Mexico, and central Texas.
- Echinocereus reichenbachii var. purpureus (Lahman) D.Parker: intermediate between Echinocereus baileyi and Echinocereus caespitosus, has reddish neat comb-like spines with bright purple flowers. Distribution: Oklhoma
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Echinocereus pailanus in: Cacti collection-Holzheu http://www.kakteensammlung-holzheu.de/en/echinocereus_pailanus.html
Your Actions | |
---|---|
Back to Echinocereus index | |
Back to Cactaceae index | |
Back to Cacti Encyclopedia index |
Privacy stantement - Terms and conditions - How to cite - About us - Feedback - Donate