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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis

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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pelecyphora
Species:
P. chihuahuensis
Binomial name
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis
(Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez
Synonyms
  • Coryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger 1929
  • Escobaria chihuahuensis Britton & Rose 1923
  • Escocoryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) Doweld 1999

Pelecyphora chihuahuensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico.

Description

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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis usually grows singly, but sometimes with several shoots and has tuberous roots. The cylindrical to spherical shoots reach heights of up to 20 centimeters with diameters of 6 to 7 centimeters. The short warts are furrowed on their upper side. The five to ten central spines have a darker tip and are 1.5 to 10 millimeters long and around 20 to 32 white radial spines that are 4 to 8 millimeters long.

The flowers are light pink to slightly purple. They are 1.5 to 2 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 2 centimeters. The green or reddish elongated fruits are up to 10 millimeters long and have a diameter of 7 millimeters.[2]

Subspecies

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There are two recognized subspecies.[3]

Image Name Distribution
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. chihuahuensis NE. Mexico
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez Mexico (Chihuahua)

Distribution

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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis is found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango.

Taxonomy

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The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1923.[4] The specific epithet chihuahuensis refers to the occurrence of the species in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Nomenclature synonyms are Coryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger (1929) and Escocoryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) Doweld (1999).

References

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  1. ^ Ambiental), Rafael Corral-Díaz (Consultor (2009-11-17). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 272–273. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  3. ^ "Pelecyphora chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
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