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Gymnocalycium gibbosum

Gymnocalycium gibbosum

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Source-backed classification draft for Gymnocalycium gibbosum.

Scientific taxonomy article

Gymnocalycium gibbosum

Gymnocalycium gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler 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 AGWSJ, AGSTF, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGSNE, AGWTU, AGWJU, AGEMI, AGWSA, AGWSE, AGEER, AGELP; Argentina.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 gibbosum (Haw.) Pfeiff. ex Mittler". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016851-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Gymnocalycium gibbosum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10806578 ↩

Plants In This Group

Gymnocalycium gibbosum

Gymnocalycium gibbosum

Gymnocalycium gibbosum

Gymnocalycium gibbosum, commonly known as the Black Chin Cactus, is a robust and highly variable globose cactus species from the family Cactaceae . It is highly appreciated by collectors for its attractive spine pattern and ease of cultivation.