Mammillaria sartorii
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Mammillaria sartorii is a species of the genus Mammillaria in the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Mammillaria sartorii grows in groups. The dark glaucous green shoots are spherical or somewhat elongated with a flat apex. They are up to 10 inches high and 8 to 12 inches in diameter. The closely spaced warts are pyramidal in shape or square from the base. They carry plenty of milky juice . The axillae are covered with dense white to yellow wool and some or even numerous bristles. The 2 to 10 central spines are very variable. Some central central spines are brownish white with a dark brown tip and 1 to 8 millimeters long. Up to 12 radial spines, or sometimes absent, are white and bristle-like with a length of 1 to 2 millimeters.
The light carmine red flowers have a darker central stripe. They measure up to 2 centimeters in length and diameter. The red fruits are up to 1.5 centimeters long. They contain very small brown seeds .
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Mammillaria sartorii is common in the Mexican state of Veracruz .
It was first described in 1911 by Joseph Anton Purpus . Synonyms of Mammillaria sartorii J.A.Purpus are Mammillaria sartorii f. brevispina J.A. Purpus (1911), Mammillaria sartorii f. longispina J.A.Purpus (1911), Neomammillaria tenampensis Britton & Rose (1923) and Mammillaria tenampensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger (1929).
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2 , pp. 407 .
- Ulises Guzmán, Salvador Arias, Patricia Dávila: Catálogo de cactáceas mexicanas . Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 2003, ISBN 970-9000-20-9 , pp. 155 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monthly for cactus science . Vol. 21, 1911, p. 50.
- ↑ Mammillaria sartorii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Cházaro, M., 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
