Aylostera pelzliana description


Aylostera pelzliana was first described (as Lobivia haagei var. pelzliana) by Walter Rausch in Lobivia 85, pp. 57 & 140, in 1987.

Here is the text of the description, in Latin as published, together with my own English translation below.

Lobivia haagei (Frič et Schelle) Wessner var. pelzliana Rausch var. nov.

Simplex, brevi‑cylindrica, 30 mm alta et 20 mm diametiens, glauca, violaceo‑suffusa, radice rapiformi; costis l3, recte adscendentibus, crenis transversis in tubercula 2–3 mm longa divisis; areolis ovalibus, 1 mm longis, albo‑ ad fusco‑tomentosis; aculeis marginalibus 3–5 paribus, uno sursum et uno minore deorsum directo, divaricatis et inter se contextis, vitreo‑fragilibus, clare‑fuscis, basi brunneis; aculeo centrali 0. Floribus 30 mm longis et 35 mm diametientibus, ovario roseo, squamis fuscis et pilis albis tecto, receptaculo roseo, in superiore parte clare‑viridi, squamis perviridibus, tomento et pilis albis tecto; phyllis perigonii exterioribus rotundis, roseis, medio‑viridulostriatis; phyllis perigonii interioribus rotundis, clare‑rubris; fauce albida, 4 mm longitudinis cum stylo connata, filamentis roseis, stylo et stigmatibus (7) viridibus.

Patria: Argentinia, Jujuy, apud Tafna, 3600 m alt.

Typus: Rausch 333 a.

English translation

Lobivia haagei (Frič et Schelle) Wessner var. pelzliana Rausch var. nov.

Single, short-cylindrical, 30mm high and 20mm in diameter, glaucous, suffused with violet, tap-rooted; 13 ribs, ascending vertically, divided into 2 – 3mm long tubercles by lateral grooves; areoles oval, 1mm long, white to brown wool; 3 – 5 pairs of marginal spines, one pointing upwards and one smaller downwards, spreading and intertwined, weak and glassy, light brown with a brown base; no central spines.

Flowers 30mm long and 35mm in diameter, ovary pink with dark scales and covered in white hairs, receptacle pink, light green in the upper part, with greenish scales, covered in white wool and hairs; outer petals rounded, pink with a greenish central stripe; inner petals rounded, light red; throat whitish, fused to the style by 4mm, anthers pink, style and stigmas (7) green.

Habitat: Argentina, Jujuy, before Tafna, 3,600m altitude.