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Cintia - Definition and Overview |
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Cintia knizei (Riha 1996) is a small alpine cactus native to the high Andes of Bolivia.
It was discovered by Karel Knize in 1969 at an elevation of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) near Otavi in Potosí Department, however, it was not formally described until 1996 by Jan Riha. The genus is named after the town of Cinti in Chuquisaca.
A solitary plant, it is green, globose, and around 3-5 cm in diameter. The tuberous carrot-like roots grow up to 10 cm long. The areoles are sunken between the podaria, and are woolly, with no spines. The yellow flowers occur on the stem tip, and are 3-4 cm in diameter.
It been proposed to place this cactus in the genus Copiapoa.
Reference
- Edward F. Anderson, The Cactus Family (Timber Press, 2001), pp. 150-151
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Example Usage of Cintia |
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monbijou: @RodrigoChocolat ontem ele o jair e a Cintia estiveram aqui, e falamos de vc e do thales. |
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laislies: AEEEEEEEEEEE CÍNTIA PASSOU NO VESTIBULAR EM 8º LUGAR, cara que feliz que eu to *-* PARABÉNS GEMIIIIIII ♥ |
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cintia_troian: minha irmã me olha "cíntia, posso ir no banheiro?" eu com cara de hã: "sim (?)" ela: "brigada" e sai corrrendo. não entendi a piada. 0-0 |
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