Pelecyphora chihuahuensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pelecyphora |
| Species: | P. chihuahuensis
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| Pelecyphora chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez
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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico.
Description[edit]
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]
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Subspecies[edit]
There are two recognized subspecies.[3]
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Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. chihuahuensis | NE. Mexico |
| Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez | Mexico (Chihuahua) |
Distribution[edit]
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis is found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango.
Taxonomy[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 272–273. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Pelecyphora chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Pelecyphora chihuahuensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pelecyphora chihuahuensis at Wikispecies
