× Chamaelobivia is a hybrid genus of flowering plants in the family Cactaceae. It is an artificial hybrid between Chamaecereus and Lobivia.[3] The genus name was first published by Yoshi Itô in 1957.[1]

× Chamaelobivia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Trichocereinae
Genus: × Chamaelobivia
Y.Itô[1]
Type species
× Chamaelobivia tanahashii Y.Itô[2]

Many cultivars have been produced from crosses between Chamaecereus and Lobivia, particularly at the Southfield Nursery in Lincolnshire, whose cultivar names usually begin 'Lincoln', e.g. 'Lincoln Gem'.[4][5]

Appearance

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All × Chamaelobivia cultivars grow from a small, "peanut-like" cactus and have a medium-to-large flower on the top.

References

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  1. ^ a b "× Chamaelobivia Y.Itô", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-10-09
  2. ^ "Chamaelobivia Y. Itô", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2023-10-09
  3. ^ "× Chamaelobivia Y.Itô", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-10-09
  4. ^ Cupial-Jones, Peter (2016), "The beauty of hybrids" (PDF), Essex Succulent Review, 53 (2): 3–8, retrieved 2023-10-09
  5. ^ Goodey, Bryan (2014), "Hybrid Cacti for Better Blooms", Cactus and Succulent Journal, 86 (5): 235–236, doi:10.2985/015.086.0514