''Lobivia cinnabarina'' is a species of

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first described in 1885.

Description

''Lobivia cinnabarina'' grows singly with flattened, spherical, bright green shoots that reach a diameter of up to . The

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is depressed and not thorny. There are around 20 irregular and crooked ribs, which are clearly divided into crooked cusps. The two to three central spines are slightly curved. The eight to twelve slender marginal spines are slightly curved and to long. The bell-shaped, funnel-shaped scarlet flowers appear on the side or on the shoot shoulder and open during the day. They reach a diameter of up to .

Distribution

''Lobivia cinnabarina'' is widespread in the

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n departments of

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and

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, in the

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at elevations between 2500 and 3400 meters.

Taxonomy

The first description as ''Echinocactus cinnabarinus'' by

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was published in 1847. The specific epithet cinnabarina comes from Latin, means 'vermilion red' and refers to the color of the flowers. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose placed the species in the genus ''Lobivia'' in 1922. Other nomenclature synonyms include ''Echinopsis cinnabarina'' (Hook.) Labor. (1853), ''Echinocereus cinnabarinus'' (Hook.) K.Schum. (1894) and ''Cinnabarinea cinnabarina'' (Hook.) Frič ex F.Ritter (1980). In addition, numerous taxonomic synonyms are known because the species is very variable.

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q291950 cinnabarina Plants described in 1885 Flora of Bolivia