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Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Haw.) Schelle
Handb. Kakteenkult. 186. 1907
Family: CACTACEAE

= Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile (Haw.) Y.Itô
Cacti (Borg), ed. 2. nom. inval. (Art. 33.1) Borg

Accepted Scientific Name: Gymnocalycium gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler
Taschenb. Cactuslieb. 2: 124 (1844); et: Abbild. Beschr. Cact. 2: sub t. 1. 1845 Mittler

Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This variety is easily recognized by the very dark olive-green body and the strong, more numerous, longer, overlapping, spines that are white with a darker base.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Gymnocalycium gibbosum
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler
Taschenb. Cactuslieb. 2: 124 (1844); et: Abbild. Beschr. Cact. 2: sub t. 1. 1845
Synonymy: 30 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. borthii (Koop ex H.Till) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 20: 18. 2005 [ Nov 2005 ]
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. ferdinandii Halda, Malina & Milt
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 61 (fig. 71). 2002

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. ferox (Labour. ex Rümpler) Papsch
Gymnocalycium 9(4): 201 (1996)
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. gastonii Halda & Milt
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 62 (fig. 72). 2002

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. radekii Halda & Milt
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 63 (-64; fig. 73). 2002

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Gymnocalycium gibbosum subs. radovanii Halda & Milt
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 13(1): 5 (-7; figs.). 2006

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Black Chin Cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Gymnocalycium gibbosum group

Gymnocalycium gibbosum has lots of synonyms (like many other Gymnocalyciums) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies and comprises a multitude of different forms, but where each form is linked to others by populations of plants with intermediate characteristics:


4711 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
4710 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

4715 cactus-art Cactus Art
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Cactus Art
18186 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

4713 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
4712 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

4714 cactus-art Cactus Art
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Cactus Art
4709 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus gibbosus f. nobilis (Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. nobile) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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