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Ariocarpus scaphirostris

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Ariocarpus scaphirostris
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ariocarpus
Species:
A. scaphirostris
Binomial name
Ariocarpus scaphirostris
Boed.
Synonyms
  • Ariocarpus scaphirostrus var. swobodae Halda, Horáček & Panar. 1998

Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. The Ariocarpus scaphirostris was originally called Ariocarpus scapharostrus in the 1930.

Description

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Ariocarpus scaphirostris grows geophytically with dark green to brown bodies, 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter, with only the warts protruding from the soil surface. The warts are somewhat triangular in cross-section, spreading, pointed, and more than twice as long as they are wide. Areoles are absent or located near the tip of the warts.

The plant is slow growing and also produces rare flowers.[3] The magenta flowers reach a diameter of 4 centimeters, and the greenish fruits are 9 to 15 millimeters long.[4]

Distribution

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Ariocarpus scaphirostris is endemic to hot deserts gowning on shaly limestone in a single valley in Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations between 950 to 1400 meters.[1]

Taxonomy

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First described in 1930 by Friedrich Bödeker, the specific epithet "scaphirostris" is derived from the Greek "skaphe" (ship) and the Latin "rostrum" (beak), referring to the shape of the wart tips.[5] Bödeker's original spelling, "Ariocarpus scapharostrus," was corrected by D. R. Hunt, in 1991 to comply with Article 61.1 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.[6][7]

Pharmacology

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Hordenine, N-methyltyramine, N-methyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine and N,N-dimethyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine were found in Ariocarpus scaphirostris.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fitz Maurice, B.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Smith, M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Hernández, H.M. (2013). "Ariocarpus scaphirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40960A2947532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40960A2947532.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Ariocarpus scapharostrus". Cactus art The world of cacti & succulents. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 74-75. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  5. ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ "Ariocarpus scaphirostris". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  7. ^ "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9): 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
  8. ^ Bruhn, Jan G. (1975). "Phenethylamines of Ariocarpus scapharostrus". Phytochemistry. 14 (11): 2509–2510. Bibcode:1975PChem..14.2509B. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)80379-7.
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