Species

Gymnocalycium affine

Gymnocalycium affine

Gymnocalycium affine

Gymnocalycium affine Řepka is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGEDF, AGESF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGECN, AGE, SOUTHERNAMERICA, AGECO, AGEMI, AGEFO, AGECH, AGEER, AGELP; Argentina (Córdoba).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.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. "Gymnocalycium affine Řepka". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60455285-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Gymnocalycium affine". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7556060

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