Rebutia

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iRebutia
Rebutia muscula in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Trichocereeae Genus: Rebutia K.Schum.
Species
Rebutia arenacea Rebutia canigueralii Rebutia fabrisii Rebutia fiebrigii Rebutia marsoneri Rebutia mentosa Rebutia minuscula Rebutia muscula Rebutia narvaecensis Rebutia neocumingii Rebutia pseudodeminuta Rebutia pygmaea Rebutia spegazziniana Rebutia steinbachii Rebutia steinmannii Rebutia krainziana etc.

Rebutia is a genus in the family Cactaceae, containing 41 species. They are native to Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.

In 1895, Karl Moritz Schumann named the genus after P.Rebut, a French cactus nurseryman. These are generally small, colorful cacti, globular in form, which freely produce flowers that are relatively large in relation to the body. They have no distinctive ribs, but do have regularly arranged small tubercles. They are considered fairly easy to grow and they may produce large quantities of seeds that germinate freely around the parent plant.

[edit] Synonymy

The following genera have been merged into Rebutia:

• Aylostera Speg.
• Bridgesia Backeb.
• Cylindrorebutia Fric & Kreuz.
• Digitorebutia Fric & Kreuz.
• Echinorebutia Fric (nom. inval.)
• Eurebutia Fric (nom. inval.)
• Gymnantha Y.Itô
• Mediolobivia Backeb.
• Mediorebutia Fric (nom. inval.)
• Neogymnantha Y.Itô
• Reicheocactus Backeb.
• Setirebutia Fric & Kreuz. (nom. inval.)
• Spegazzinia Backeb.
• Sulcorebutia Backeb.
• Weingartia Werderm.

[edit] References

• Cacti , Succulents and Tropical Plants edited by Nicky Hayden. Marshall Cavendish Ltd, (1980).
• The species list is compiled from cactiguide.com, which is in turn referenced from several books which are listed on that site. The principal book listed there is The Cactus Family by Edward F. Anderson, (2001).