Acanthocalycium

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Acanthocalycium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Acanthocalycium
Species
Acanthocalycium ferrarii Acanthocalycium klimpelianum Acanthocalycium spiniflorum

Acanthocalycium (Backeberg 1935) is a genus of cactus consisting of three species from Argentina. The name akantha, "prickly", + kalyx "buds", refers to the spines on the floral tubes.

The plants are globose to elongate, with numerous ribs on the spiny stems. Flowers range from white to pink to red and open during the day.

Acanthocalycium species have been periodically considered part of the genus Echinopsis.

Reference

• Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 105-106

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