Parodia crassigibba, the green tomato cactus, is a species of cactus in the genus Parodia, native to Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3]
Parodia crassigibba | |
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Yellow-flowered morph | |
Purple-flowered morph | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Parodia |
Species: | P. crassigibba
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Binomial name | |
Parodia crassigibba | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Parodia crassigibba (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Parodia (Parodia crassigibba)". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Parodia crassigibba". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 29 March 2021.