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Frailea melitae Buining & Bredero
Kakteen Sukk. 25(6): 121 (-123), fig. 1974
Family: CACTACEAE

= Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130. 1995

Accepted Scientific Name: Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995

Frailea melitae (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 210. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis (Buining & G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 130 1995.
Synonymy: 5
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Frailea cataphracta group

  • Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose: (subsp. cataphracta), has dull green bodies with few (8-15) ribs, spine to 2 mm addpressed, centrals absent. Distribution: Bolivia and Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. duchii (G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has dirty bronze bodies with less than 18 ribs, spines to 4 mm, centrals absent or 1-2. Distribution: southeast of Asuncion, Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae (Buining & Bredero) P.J.Braun & Esteves: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has less than 21 flattened, but noticeably tuberculate ribs. Distribution: Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis (Buining & G.Moser) P.J.Braun & Esteves: has less than 20 ribs. Distribution: Paraguay.
  • Frailea cataphractoides Backeb.: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has greyish-olive-green bodies (purplish to black in full sun) with very closely set brown areoles and spines up to 4 mm long. Distributiin: Bolivia.
  • Frailea matoana Buining & Bredero: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has reddish to dark brown body with 15 ribs, areoles with brown or blackish spines to 4 mm long. Distribution: municípios de Antonio João, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Frailea uhligiana Backeb. in Backeb.: (F. cataphracta subs. duchii) has green to bronze bodies with up to 25 ribs and less adpressed spines up to 4 mm long. Distribution: San Jose between Santa Cruz and Corumba, Bolivia.

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Frailea melitae, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Frailea melitae (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

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Frailea melitae, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Note the plant in the center. (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Frailea melitae (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

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During the dry season, the plants go hidden almost beyond the surface. (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Frailea melitae (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

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Habitat of Frailea melitae, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Frailea melitae (Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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