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Ritterocactus buiningii (Buxb.) Doweld
Sukkulenty 2(3): 22. 1999
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Parodia buiningii (Buxb.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)

Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It is one of the most distinctive Notocacti, with a unique bright emerald green body, with many sharp ribs and large yellow flowers that open during the day and close at night.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Parodia buiningii (Buxb.) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 93 (1987)
Synonymy: 6
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Parodia buiningii group

  • Parodia buiningii (Buxb.) N.P.Taylor: has (usually) solitary, flattened stems only a few cm in height with straw-yellow spines. Flowers yellow. Fruits hairy. Seeds black. Distribution: Southern Brazil, northern Uruguay.
  • Parodia buiningii f. cristata hort.: crested form.

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Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Peiffer Clement

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Photo and © copyright by Mladen Turcinovic (Croatia) (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Photo & © copyright by Süleyman Demir Turkey (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Photo & © copyright by Süleyman Demir Turkey (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Paolo Di Varena

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Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Ritterocactus buiningii (Parodia buiningii) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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