Astrophytum ornatum mirbelii

Description and meaning of the name

An older name used for plants with golden spines and narrow hair bands, among others. It also appears in identification of material used in the 1992 water uptake study. In POWO, mirbelii names are synonyms of A. ornatum. Retain the original material identification when citing the experiment. [2-WWW] [Bartylak 2007] [Lux and Kopunec 1992]

Cultivation and documentation

The A. ornatum profile applies. Stem water uptake results do not provide instructions for continual misting. [2-WWW] [Bartylak 2007] [Lux and Kopunec 1992]

Sources for this account

[2-WWW]Source website

Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

https://powo.science.kew.org/

Accepted names, synonyms and distribution. A citation beside a taxon leads to its record.

Accessed 2026-10-08.

Article2007

Rodzaj Astrophytum

Bartylak J., Rodzaj Astrophytum, Kaktus Express, 2007, (10):3-8, 13-15

The June 2007 account presents Astrophytum species, their variation and cultivation experience. An issue fragment is preserved in Konrad Szychowski's private archive.

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Article1992

Gaseous and liquid phase water uptake by the stem surface of Astrophytum (Cactaceae)

Lux A., Kopunec R., Gaseous and liquid phase water uptake by the stem surface of Astrophytum (Cactaceae), Environmental and Experimental Botany, 1992, 32(1):75-81, doi: 10.1016/0098-8472(92)90032-W

The experiment concerns uptake of liquid and gaseous water through the Astrophytum stem surface. It analyses the role of hairs and surface properties in the water balance.

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