Coryphantha elephantidens

Coryphantha elephantidens
	Coryphantha elephantidens; with flower
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Cacteae
Genre :	Coryphantha
Type :	Coryphantha elephantidens
Scientific name
	Coryphantha elephantidens
	( Lem. ) Lem.

Illustration from Lemaires Iconographie descriptive des cactées

Coryphantha elephantidens is a species of plant in the genus Coryphantha from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet elephantidens comes from Latin and means 'elephant tooth' and describes the wart shape of the species.

description

Coryphantha elephantidens grows individually or in large groups. The depressed spherical to cylindrical shoots are glossy dark green and reach heights of up to 14 centimeters with a diameter of 8 to 10 centimeters. The very large, thick and massive warts are strong, somewhat rounded and deeply furrowed. The axillae are densely woolly. Central spines are absent. The 6 to 8 spread radial spines are strong, curved and subpulate. They are yellowish with a brown tip and are up to 2 inches long.

The flowers are deep purple-pink or white with a reddish throat and reddish central stripe. They have a diameter of 8 to 10 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Coryphantha elephantidens is widespread in Mexico .

The first description as Mammillaria elephantidens was published in 1838 by Charles Lemaire . In 1868 he placed them in the genus Coryphantha . The following subspecies are distinguished:

Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. elephantidens
Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. bumamma
Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. greenwoodii

Coryphantha elephantidens is in the endangered Red List species the IUCN as " Least Concern (LC) ", d. H. not endangered, classified. The subspecies Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. greenwoodii was named " Endangered (EN) " in 2002 . H. Endangered, classified but not reassessed when the species was reclassified in 2009.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 150-151 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 75.
↑ Cactearum aliquot novarum ac insuetarum in Horto monvilliano cultarum accurata descriptio . 1838, p. 1, online .
↑ Les Cactées Histoire, Patrie organ de vegetation Inflorescence Culture etc . Paris 1868, p. 35.
↑ ^a ^b Coryphantha elephantidens in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2010. Posted by: Hernández, HM, Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Sánchez, E., sealing, RF & Lüthy, AD, in 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Coryphantha elephantidens - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Birkhäuser 2004, ISBN 3-540-00489-0 , p. 75.

[2] Cactearum aliquot novarum ac insuetarum in Horto monvilliano cultarum accurata descriptio . 1838, p. 1, online .

[3] Les Cactées Histoire, Patrie organ de vegetation Inflorescence Culture etc . Paris 1868, p. 35.

[IUCN-4] Coryphantha elephantidens in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2010. Posted by: Hernández, HM, Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guadalupe Martínez, J., Sánchez, E., sealing, RF & Lüthy, AD, in 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2014.