Gymnocalycium anisitsii

Gymnocalycium anisitsii is a globular cactus belonging to the family Cactaceae. The specific epithet honors the Hungarian pharmacist Dániel Anisits J. (1856-1911).

Gymnocalycium anisitsii
Gymnocalycium anisitsii at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Genus:
Gymnocalycium
Species:
G. anisitsii
Binomial name
Gymnocalycium anisitsii
(K.Schumann) Britton & Rose, 1922
Synonyms
  • Gymnocalycium damsii (K. Sch.) Br et R.
  • Gymnocalycium griseopallidum Backeb.
  • Gymnocalycium joossensianum (Boed.) Br. et R.

Description

Gymnocalycium anisitsii can be solitary or slowly clustering. It reaches a diameter of 8–15 cm and a height of about 10 cm. Sometimes a central spine is present, but it is usually absent. The spines are yellowish to brownish, slender, twisted and 1–6 cm long. The flowers are white to pink, funnel-shaped, up to 4 inches long. The red fruits are long and cylindrical, up to 2.5 cm long with a diameter of 1 cm.

  • Gymnocalycium anisitsii ssp. anisitsii. Illustration from Blühende Kakteen - Iconographia Cactacearum (1904)

Distribution

Gymnocalycium anisitsii is widespread in southern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.

Habitat

This species prefers open areas with the protection of low bushes.

Subspecies
  • Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. anisitsii
  • Gymnocalycium anisitsii subsp. multiproliferum (P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves
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References

Bibliography
  • Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser 2004
  • N. L. Britton, J. N. Rose: The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Band III, The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1922


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