Coryphantha pallida

Coryphantha pallida
	Coryphantha pallida
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Cacteae
Genre :	Coryphantha
Type :	Coryphantha pallida
Scientific name
	Coryphantha pallida
	Britton & Rose

Coryphantha pallida is a species of plant in the genus Coryphantha from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet pallida comes from Latin , means 'pale' and refers to the color of the flowers.

description

Coryphantha pallida grows individually or in groups. The spherical blue-green shoots reach a diameter of up to 12 centimeters. The short, thick warts are close together. The three central spines are black or white with a black tip. They are up to 1.5 inches long. The upper two central spines protrude. The 20 or more white radial spines lie on the shoot surface.

The bright lemon yellow flowers are 6 to 7 centimeters long and reach the same diameter. The greenish-brown fruits have lengths of up to 2 centimeters.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Coryphantha pallida is widespread in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca on alluvial soil and on hill sides and hill edges in limestone gravel.

The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1923.

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 156 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 176.
^ NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape IV . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1923, p. 40-41 ( online ).
^ Coryphantha pallida in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Arias, S., Zavala-Hurtado, A. & Hernández, C., 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 176.

[2] NL Britton , JN Rose : The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . tape IV . The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1923, p. 40-41 ( online ).

[3] Coryphantha pallida in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Arias, S., Zavala-Hurtado, A. & Hernández, C., 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2013.