the genus rebutia 1895—1981 - Free

Flowers very free flowering, 45mm. long and 30mm. wide with orange-red
petals. Flower tube very hairy with occasional bristles. Stigma and
style greenish-yellow, 6-lobed, filaments lavender pink.
Fruit brownish-red, densely covered with white hairs.
Seeds dull brownish-black.
Type locality given by Backeberg as South Bolivia - North Argentina. This
species has recently been recollected by W. Rausch at Quebrada
de Humahuaca Jujuy, Argentina (R214).
Notes this is an easily grown popular species with very showy flowers. It
is very closely related to a number of other species belonging to
subsection II namely R. brachyantha and R. ritteri (see colour
plate).
REBUTIA FIEBRIGII
Fig. 12 This photograph depicts Abbey Brook species No. CF2630 originally
collected at Hacienda Ressini and having pure white spines and orange flowers.
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