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Origin and Habitat: Japan (Nursery produced cultivar)
Synonyms:
Ariocarpus fissuratus K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl
Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 6a: 195. 1894
Synonymy: 22
- Ariocarpus fissuratus K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl
- Anhalonium Engelmannii Lem.
- Anhalonium fissuratum (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Mammillaria fissurata Engelm.
- Roseocactus fissurams A.Berger
- Roseocactus fissuratus (Engelm.) A.Berger
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. aurea
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii (Rose) W.T.Marshall
- Ariocarpus fissuratus subs. lloydii (Rose) U.Guzmán
- Ariocarpus lloydii Rose
- Roseocactus lloydii (Rose) A.Berger
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii f. aurea hort.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii f. cristata hort.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. monstruosus
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. pailanus Halda
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. pectinatus hort.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. rubra hort.
- Ariocarpus intermedius (Backeb. & Kilian) M.Voldan
- Roseocactus intermedius Backeb. & Kilian
- Ariocarpus lloydii var. mayor Frič
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Green Coral
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii cv. latus
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Cauliflower x Godzilla
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla (Cotton Flock Type)
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla aurata
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla variegata
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Tri-fingers
Description: The "Green Coral" also known as Super Godzilla (Supergodzilla) is an amazing cultivar with very rough, round & short leaves probably developed by Japanese growers from the famous Ariocarpus fissuratusSN|2114]]SN|2114]] cv. Godzilla. The "Green Coral" must be considered the next step of "Godzilla" with larger and longer green warts on the tubercles surface and there are several slightly different types or clones in circulation. The strongly structured surface and the deep colour of the plants are typical, but greener or more warty plants are in the variation range of this cultivar.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ariocarpus fissuratus group
Ariocarpus bravoanus H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson: It is particularly interesting as it represents a link between the former subgenera Ariocarpus with an undivided or fully divided areole and Roseocactus subgenus with the areolar fissure.- Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii (Stuppy & N.P.Taylor) E.F.Anderson & W.A.Fitz Maur.
- Ariocarpus bravoanus subs. hintonii f. monstruosa rubra hort.: has soft rubbery textured red montrous stems, only a few centimeters across and plant looks more like some non-cactus succulent than a cactus.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl: Geophyte plant that produces a star-shaped rosette of fleshy, deltoid to hemispheric tubercles which are coarsely rugose and characteristically deeply fissured on either side of the central areolar groove.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. aurea: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely yellow .
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii (Rose) W.T.Marshall: has higher, somewhat rounded and more convex stem appearing above the ground.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii f. aurea hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely yellow or orangish plant.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii f. cristata hort.: crested form.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. lloydii cv. latus
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. monstruosus: It shows an abnormal, uncoordinated form of vegetative growth, with a multitude of condensed lateral proliferation, each areole originating a new stem only a few centimetres across.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus var. pailanus Halda
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. pectinatus hort.: has long areoles that stretch out to the full length of the tubercle and uncommon short pectinated spines already present in young specimens. Distribution: Only known from cultivated specimen.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus f. rubra hort.: has notches ribs of a bright red colour due to the absence (or reduced production) of chlorophyll pigments.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla: Odd plant with strongly structured surface and the deep colour, but greener or woollier plants are in the variation range of this cultivar.
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla (Cotton Flock Type): Very woolly form. The rough tubercles epidermis is almost concealed by the dense long hairs .
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla aurata
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla variegata
- Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Green Coral: this cultivar must be considered the next step of "Godzilla" with larger and longer green warts on the tubercles surface.
- Ariocarpus intermedius (Backeb. & Kilian) M.Voldan: (A. fissuratus var. intermedius) intermediate form between Ariocarpus fissuratus and Ariocarpus lloydii.
Notes: Sought by collectors seedling can up to 50 years to reach full growth of 15 cm in diameter. For this reason the plants are frequently grafted to speed up the growth.
Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Green Coral Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Green Coral Photo by: Flavio Agrosi
a.k.a. "Supergodzilla" Photo by: Flavio Agrosi
Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Green Coral Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Cultivation and Propagation: It is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows extremely slowly. The plants need deep pots to accommodate the napiform unit formed by the stem base and the rootstock (or they will often simply crack your pots), , and a loose mineral soil with a well-drained substrate. They need a good amount of light. Watering can be done weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough, with a little fertilizer added. Kept this way, plants will show a healthy, although slow growth.
Propagation: By seeds, remembering that seedlings dislike strong light and dry conditions and need to be repotted frequently. Eventually, as they become mature, they attain a maximum size of 20 to 25 cm. But plants are often grafted to accelerate growth as they would generally take at least a decade to reach maturity on their own, but the grafted plants are typical rather tall growing, compared with plants on their own roots that are usually more flat to the ground. It starts blooming at the age of 8-12 years.
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