Pelecyphora chihuahuensis

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

Pelecyphora chihuahuensis
Scientific 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

Description

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

There are two recognized subspecies.[3]

ImageNameDistribution
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. chihuahuensisNE. Mexico
Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.SánchezMexico (Chihuahua)

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

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
  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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