× 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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
editAll × Chamaelobivia cultivars grow from a small, "peanut-like" cactus and have a medium-to-large flower on the top.
References
edit- ^ a b "× Chamaelobivia Y.Itô", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-10-09
- ^ "Chamaelobivia Y. Itô", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2023-10-09
- ^ "× Chamaelobivia Y.Itô", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-10-09
- ^ Cupial-Jones, Peter (2016), "The beauty of hybrids" (PDF), Essex Succulent Review, 53 (2): 3–8, retrieved 2023-10-09
- ^ Goodey, Bryan (2014), "Hybrid Cacti for Better Blooms", Cactus and Succulent Journal, 86 (5): 235–236, doi:10.2985/015.086.0514