( 3906 ) 
Ecurnocactus corynopes. MAny-FLow- 
ERED EcHINOCACTUS. 
KKK KEK KEKE EEE EEE EERE 
Class and Order. 
IcosANDRIA Monoeynlia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Cacrez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala numerosa imbricata, basi ovario adnata, in tubum 
brevissimum concreta, exteriora involucriformia, intima pe- 
taliformia. Stamina numerosa, calyci affixa, inequalia, 
intima brevissima, filiformia, antheris oblongis. Stylus 
cylindricus, subfistulosus, apice multifidus. Bacca sepalo- 
rum reliquiis subsquamata, rarissime levis. Cotyledones 
parvule.—Frutices simplicissimi carnosi, ovatli aut globosi, 
melocactoidei aut mammillarieformes, aphylli, costati aut 
tuberculati, costis tuberculis confluentibus quasi formatis, 
dorso aculeorum fasciculos gerentibus. Cephalium sew spa- 
dix nullus. Flores e fasciculis aculeorum ad apicem costa- 
rum orti, similis floribus Cerei, sed tubo vix supra recepla- 
culum elongato.— Pfeiff. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Ecuinocactus corynodes ; depresso-globosus basi attenua- 
tus obscure viridis 16-angularis, vertice impresso, sinu- 
bus angustis acutis, costis acuatis crenatis, areolis im- 
mersis junioribus albis villosissimis tandem nudis, 
aculeis exterioribus 9 patentibus nascentibus rubris 
dein fuscescentibus centrali 1 erecto subulato brunneo 
reliquos non superante omnibus rectis rigidis. Pfeiff: 
Ecurnocactus corynodes. ‘ H. Berol.”— Pfeiff. Enum. 
Cact. p. 55. 
«* EK. rosaceus, Sellowianus.” Hort. 
From the rich collection of Cacrez in the Royal Botanic 
Garden of Kew, where it flowers during the summer 
: months, 
