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Frailea castanea
Original Publication Backeberg, Kaktus-ABC 248, 415, 1935 Original Description Applanato – globosa, vix ultra 1,5 cm diametro, fere subterranea, apice profunde depressa, costis 15, in tubercula n o n divisis, vix 1 mm altis, rectissimis, obscure glauco – viridibus, sulcis acutis laetioribus; areolis perparvis, oblongo – rotundis, griseo – tomentosis; aculeis primum rubellis postea nigris apice cornu colore, marginalibus ca. 8, maximis 1 mm longis, centrali solitario, omnibus basiscopice incumbentibus; fructu globoso, rufo, setis minimis obscuris et pilis minutis brunneo – griseis vestito. – Uruguay. Distribution References in Literature ▪ Alweer een artikel over Frailea's. J.J. De Morree, Succulenta (Netherlands) 68(5): 100-103, 1989. ▪ Auf der Suche nach Frailea asterioides. A. F. H. Buining ▪ Cacti and Succulents for the amateur. C. Glass and R. Foster, Cactus and Succulent Journal Vol. XLIII (1): 24, 1971 ▪ De genus Frailea Geschiedenis en cultuur. Albert Leroy. Cactussen en Vetplanten, 25e jaargang 2008, no 1. ▪ Fascinating Frailea, Part 1: General impressions. Marlon C Machado. Cactus World (BCSS) Volume 25 No. 1 March 2007 ▪ Fascinating Frailea, Part 2: Review of the species from Rio Grande do Sul. Marlon C Machado. Cactus World (BCSS) Volume 25 No. 2 June 2007 ▪ FRAILEA PHAEODISCA (Speg.) Speg. A. F. H. Buining. Ashingtonia Volume 1 number 5, March 1974. ▪ Growing fraileas. Angie Money. Cactusworld (BCSS) Volume 26, No. 1 March 2008. ▪ Tips für die Haltung der Gattung Frailea. Jiří Kodeš. Kuas 1970, No. 12, pag 231-233. History Comments Field Numbers A full listing of all associated field collector data can be found on our field number reference pages. See Also More pictures |
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