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Yavia is a genus of cactus with a single species, Yavia cryptocarpa, a small, flattened, tuberous plant native to rocky slopes at high altitude in northern Argentina. It is grown mainly by specialist cactus collectors and needs very sharp drainage and a dry, bright spot.
Yavia cryptocarpa is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae) and the only species of the newly discovered genus Yavia. The genus is named after Argentina's department Yavi, Jujuy Province, where the plant is endemic to sparsely vegetated rocky slopes. The plant is also sometimes put in the tribe Notocacteae.
The specific epithet cryptocarpa refers to the plant being a cryptocarp. This means that the fruits are formed inside the plant's body, thus being only visible when the plant shrinks in the drought period.
Yavia cryptocarpa is widespread in the north of the Argentine province of Jujuy in the border area with Bolivia at altitudes of around 3700 meters.
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