Biology:Rebutia mentosa

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Rebutia

Rebutia mentosa
Rebutia mentosa GotBot 2015 002.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rebutia
Species:
R. mentosa
Binomial name
Rebutia mentosa
(F.Ritter) Donald[1]
Synonyms[2]

Rebutia mentosa, the crown cactus, is a species of cactus in the genus Rebutia, native to Bolivia.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies is currently accepted:[2]

  • Rebutia mentosa subsp. purpurea (Donald & A.B.Lau) Donald ex D.R.Hunt

References

  1. Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rebutia mentosa (F.Ritter) Donald". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284165-2. 
  3. "Rebutia mentosa crown cactus". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/112584/Rebutia-mentosa/Details. Retrieved 14 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17240397 entry