. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Fig. 63.—Lobivia ferox. 3. Lobivia longispina sp. nov. Globose to cylindric, 10 cm. in diameter, up to 25 cm. high, bluish green; ribs 25 to 50, rather low, deeply undulate, broken into acute tubercles 1 to 2 cm. long; spines 10 to 15, slender, elongated, nearly straight, the longest 7 to 8 cm. long, yellowish to brown; flowers funnelform, about 4 cm. long, slender, very hairy, the hairs long and white; limb short; fruit broadly obovoid, about 2 cm. thick, its scales distant, ovate, acuminate, 3 to 4 mm. Fi
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Fig. 63.—Lobivia ferox. 3. Lobivia longispina sp. nov. Globose to cylindric, 10 cm. in diameter, up to 25 cm. high, bluish green; ribs 25 to 50, rather low, deeply undulate, broken into acute tubercles 1 to 2 cm. long; spines 10 to 15, slender, elongated, nearly straight, the longest 7 to 8 cm. long, yellowish to brown; flowers funnelform, about 4 cm. long, slender, very hairy, the hairs long and white; limb short; fruit broadly obovoid, about 2 cm. thick, its scales distant, ovate, acuminate, 3 to 4 mm. Fig. 64.—Lobivia longispina. Collected by J. A. Shafer in crevices of rocks at La Ouiaca, Jujuy, Argentina, altitude 3,450 meters, February 3, 1917 (No. 83). We have studied living plants brought by Dr. Shafer to the New York Botanical Garden. Figure 64 is from a photograph of the type specimen; figure 65 shows the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928. Washington : Carnegie Institution of Washington
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