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{{Taxobox
| name = Lobivia
| image = Lobivia_jajoiana.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Cereeae]]
| subtribe = [[Trichocereinae]]
| genus = '''Lobivia'''
| authority = Britton & Rose (1922)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Lodé treats Lobivia as a distinct genus, separate from Echinopsis, based on seed morphology, floral characteristics, and high-altitude adaptation.
}}

== Etymology ==
The name is an anagram of '''Bolivia''', the country where the genus reaches its greatest diversity and where many type species were first discovered.

== Description ==
'''Lobivia''' consists of small to medium-sized cacti, typically globose to shortly cylindrical, often forming dense clusters. They are the high-altitude specialists of the Andes.
* '''Stems''': Usually solitary or clustering, with well-defined ribs, often spiral. Many species possess a large, fleshy taproot (napiform root).
* '''Flowers''': Diurnal, appearing laterally from the ribs. They are funnel-shaped to bell-shaped and come in an extraordinary range of brilliant colors (red, orange, yellow, pink, purple). The floral tube is typically hairy and woolly.
* '''Fruits''': Small, globose, and fleshy or semi-dry when ripe, often dehiscing (splitting) longitudinally.
* '''Seeds''': Relatively small, black, with a characteristic pitted or tuberculate testa that distinguishes them from ''Echinopsis'' s.s.

== Habitat ==
The genus is adapted to high-altitude environments (Puna), growing on rocky slopes and high-plateau grasslands at altitudes from 2000 m up to 4500 m. They are highly resistant to cold and intense UV radiation.

== Distribution ==
* '''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

== Species List ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015), the genus includes the following 41 recognized species:

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|
* [[Lobivia acanthopleura]]
* [[Lobivia arachnacantha]]
* [[Lobivia aurea]]
* [[Lobivia backebergii]]
* [[Lobivia bridgesii]]
* [[Lobivia cacti-habitans]]
* [[Lobivia caineana]]
* [[Lobivia cardenasiana]]
* [[Lobivia chrysantha]]
* [[Lobivia chrysochete]]
* [[Lobivia cinnabarina]]
* [[Lobivia densispina]]
* [[Lobivia famatimensis]]
* [[Lobivia ferox]]
|
* [[Lobivia formosa]]
* [[Lobivia grandiflora]]
* [[Lobivia haematantha]]
* [[Lobivia hertrichiana]]
* [[Lobivia huascha]]
* [[Lobivia jajoiana]]
* [[Lobivia kuehnrichii]]
* [[Lobivia lateritia]]
* [[Lobivia marsoneri]]
* [[Lobivia maximiliana]]
* [[Lobivia misticensis]]
* [[Lobivia pampana]]
* [[Lobivia pentlandii]] (Type)
* [[Lobivia pugionacantha]]
|
* [[Lobivia rauschii]]
* [[Lobivia saltensis]]
* [[Lobivia sanguinea]]
* [[Lobivia schieliana]]
* [[Lobivia schreiteri]]
* [[Lobivia silvatica]]
* [[Lobivia tegeleriana]]
* [[Lobivia tenuispina]]
* [[Lobivia tiegeliana]]
* [[Lobivia varians]]
* [[Lobivia walteri]]
* [[Lobivia winteriana]]
* [[Lobivia zecheri]]
|}

== Taxonomy ==
Joël Lodé (2015) rejects the merger of ''Lobivia'' into ''Echinopsis''. He argues that the high-mountain small-flowered species (Lobivia) form a distinct evolutionary lineage. His classification includes species formerly placed in ''Soehrensia'', ''Helianthocereus'', and ''Hymenorebutia'' into ''Lobivia'', based on morphological and molecular consistency.

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Cereeae]]
[[Category:Trichocereinae]]

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