Mazhar Botanic Garden

Gymnocalycium pflanzii (Vaupel) Werderm

Chin cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001139
Common name: Chin cactus
English name: Chin cactus
Arabic name: جيمنو
Native: Bolivia to Paraguay
Country: Bolivia Paraguay
(PGR): Rare

Globose species, olive green stems and sometimes show purple tints ribs 8-10, large round tubercles, each tubercle sports 6-9 robust spines that curve back toward the stem flowers white with brownish green midribs,  inner tepals are narrower, spatulate and slightly denticulate, white with a carmine-pink, purplish throat fruit globose 2 cm in diameter, red with maturity

Gymnocalycium pflanzii subsp argentinense HTill & WTill

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Texture: Heavy clay Lime rich soils Medium loamy Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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