= Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii (Backeb.) nov. comb. ined.
Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis tegeleriana (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt
Bradleya 5: 92. 1987

Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This plant has very peculiar long, tube-like orange flowers that are followed by large, juicy and edible fruits in summer.
Origin and Habitat: Huamnacayo to Tarma, Junín, Peru
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Echinopsis tegeleriana (Backeb.) D.R.HuntBradleya 5: 92. 1987Synonymy: 31
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Description: This species usually only grows solitary but sometimes forms small clumps.
Stem: Spherical depressed, egg-shaped or slightly elongated, dark green often tinged purple in full sun, up to 9 cm in diameter.
Ribs: up to 16, tuberculate.
Areoles: Oval, largely spaced about 1,7 or more cm apart.
Spines: Up to 12 usually only radials, ± curved, horn coloured with darker tips, up to 6 mm long, the longest occasionally are hooked.
Flowers: Pretty, shining, small up to 5 cm long, unscented, strictly funnel form (almost tube like), with very short perianth segments. They are orange-red to orange-yellow and have pink-orange throats. and are produced laterally on the stem. Stile and stamens white:
Blooming season (Europe): The greater part of flowers appears in spring in the first flowering, but the plant can erratically produce some flowers in summer too.
Fruit: Globular, tan-green, thin skinned, juicy, spiny, 2,5 (or more) cm in diameter.
Roots: It has large taproots.
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis tegeleriana group
- Echinopsis tegeleriana (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt: It grows usually solitarily but sometimes forms small clumps. It has large taproots. The blooms range from red to orange to yellow and have pink-orange throats.
Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii (Backeb.) nov. comb. ined.: Stems are spherical-depressed dark green often tinged purple with a strong tap-root. It has characteristic long, tube-like orange flowers.
Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus Art
Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus Art
The fruit is large, juicy and edible (and very tasty!) (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus Art
Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus Art
Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus Art
Lobivia akersii (Echinopsis tegeleriana var. akersii) Photo by: Cactus ArtCultivation and Propagation: It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Echinopsis (Lobivia) akersii has a fairly large tap root, and should be kept in a deep pot with a very draining mineral substrate. Water regularly in summer (but do not overwater ) keep dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. Repot yearly until reaching about 100 mm in size, then every two or three years will suffice. Repotting is best done at the end of winter but can be done at other times. Do not water for a couple of weeks after repotting to reduce risk of root rot via broken roots. Repotting will increase size of stems. It is quite cold tolerant if kept dry (hardy to -5° C). Outside it need a bright exposure, full sun or half shade in summer, inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun.
Propagation: Seed, grafting, cutting. (seldom produces offsets)
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