Anton Hofer, Un misterioso cactus a forma di tubero: Rapicactus mandragora (Frič ex A.Berger) Buxb. & Oehme – Piante Grasse 42:2 (2022)

The paper offers an in-depth overview of Rapicactus mandragora, a species with an intricate history and nomenclature. After a survey of the botanists who looked into this taxon, the author designates a neotype, and then recounts his own visits to the habitat of R. mandragora, which enabled him to assess the conservation status of the species. A few notes on the cultivation of this succulent are provided as well.