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Echinopsis comarapana

Scientific Name: Echinopsis comarapana Cárdenas
Synonym: Echinopsis ayopayana, Echinopsis pereziensis
Family: Cactaceae

Echinopsis comarapana, photo by Roy Price

Origin: Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz)

Growth Habits: Heavily cliumping, short cylindrical gray-green stems, 4 to 6 inches tall (10-15 cm), 2 to 3.2 inches in diameter (5-8 cm); 10-12 ribs; grey areoles 0.4 inches apart; 1 central spine, up to 0.8 inch long (2 cm); 9 to 11 spreading grey radials, 0.2 to 0.4 inch long (0.5-1 cm).

Echinopsis ayopayana at the HBG (HBG 40463)

Blooming Habits:
White funnelform flowers, 5 to 6 inches long (12.5-15 cm), 1.6 to 2.4 inches in diameter (4-6 cm). Globose green fruits, up to 1.2 inches in diameter (3 cm)

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