Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
Subject: Is this a Gymnocalycium? Sun May 18, 2014 10:50 pm
" /> Is this a Gymnocalycium? Only flowered once in my colleection in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. Would appreciate your expert advice. Thanks.
SneakyCuttlefish Moderator
Number of posts : 705 Location : FNQ Registration date : 2012-12-11
Subject: Re: Is this a Gymnocalycium? Mon May 19, 2014 8:35 pm
Certainly looks like one. Was the flower stem hairless?
cactimay
Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
Subject: Re: Is this a Gymnocalycium? Mon May 19, 2014 8:38 pm
The flower stem is hairless. Thanks.
Navajoa Moderator
Number of posts : 599 Location : Australia Registration date : 2009-09-15
Subject: Re: Is this a Gymnocalycium? Mon May 19, 2014 8:44 pm
Definitely Gymnocalycium - the naked buds are a key ID feature - no wool/hair/spines on the bud unlike most other cacti flowers. If I had to take a stab, I'd say it's probably something like G. quehlianum.