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Echinopsis jajoana

Echinopsis jajoana

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinopsis jajoana.

Scientific taxonomy article

Echinopsis jajoana

Echinopsis jajoana (Backeb.) Blossf. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Echinopsis.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGWSJ, AGWSL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGWJU, AGWME, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGWLR, AGWCA, AGWTU; NW. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, montane tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Echinopsis jajoana (Backeb.) Blossf.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132695-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinopsis jajoana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7678277 ↩

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Echinopsis jajoana

Echinopsis jajoana

Echinopsis jajoana

Echinopsis jajoana (synonym Lobivia jajoana ) is a small, globose cactus species belonging to the Cactaceae family, highly prized for its stunningly vibrant flowers . It is especially famous among collectors for the distinctive dark, near black or deep purple throat inside its colorful blossoms.