Copiapoa Britton & Rose (1922)
named after the occurrence of some species nearby the city of Copiapó, Chile
globular, later often columnar, clumping and forms large mounds
gray to green in various shades
ribs in different amount, usually only very slight
spines various also in amount, lenght and color
flowers
short tubular, some fragrant, yellow to light yellow, it is a good identifying feature for this genus
fruits globular, opened at the top if they ripened
seeds usually shiny black |
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Distribution |
north to central Chile
Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo
steppes and mountains |
Growth period |
Copiapoa is usually not easy to cultivate!
at the northern hemisphere is the main growth period in late summer and fall,
therefor in summer keep in sparse shade and relatively dry |
Winter period |
keep dry on a bright and airy location, minimum temperature 8–12°C (46–53°F)
species out of mountains also at colder temperatures |
Substrat |
very porous, minerally and gravelly soil
a addition of pumice, perlite and expanded slate is recommandable |
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| Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana F. Ritter (1963) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Atacama/Coquimbo -
Huasco to southern of
Fray Jorge
inland in the valleys of Elqui and Choros |
Description |
false Copiapoa coquimbana
to 30 cm (11.8 in) tall, 10 cm (3.9 in) Ø, green, with thick taproot
ribs 10–18, scant crenate
crown gray wooly
spines first pale brown, soon gray
8–12 spines, to 2 cm (0.7 in) long, mostly straight and acicular
3–4 central spines, 4,5 cm (1.7 in) long, stronger
flowers 4,5 cm (1.7 in) long, bright sulfur yellow, red scaly, ovary pale green
fruits red brown; seeds with large umbilicus
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Synonyms |
Copiapoa coquimbana var. pseudocoquimbana (F. Ritter) A. E. Hoffmann (1989)
Copiapoa coquimbana ssp. pseudocoquimbana (F. Ritter) Doweld (2002)
Copiapoa coquimbana (Karwinsky ex Ruempler) Britton & Rose (1922)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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