Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya
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Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya is a species of plant in the genus Mammillaria in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet stella-de-tacubaya means 'star of Tacubaya '.
description
Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya usually grows individually. The greyish green shoots are spherical and 4 to 5 centimeters and 4 to 6 centimeters in diameter. They are completely covered by the white thorns. The short, cylindrical, apically rounded warts do not contain any milky sap . The axillae are covered with sparse wool. A central spine , or missing, is present. It is hooked, whitish with a dark tip and 4 to 11 millimeters long. The 35 to 60 radial spines are interlocking, bristle-like and lie close to the surface of the body. They are 3 to 7 millimeters long.
The reddish white to greenish white flowers have a reddish brown central stripe. They are 1.5 inches long. The club-shaped fruits are brownish red. They are 0.9 to 1.5 inches long and contain brownish black seeds .
Distribution and systematics
Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya is common in the Mexican state of Durango .
It was first described in 1904 by Emil Heese (1862–1914). Synonyms of Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya Heese are Mammillaria lasiacantha var. Stella-de-tacubaya (Heese) Linzen (1981, nom. Inval. ICBN -Article 33.3) and Mammillaria chica Repp. (1987).
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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. 411 .
- Ulises Guzmán, Salvador Arias, Patricia Dávila: Catálogo de cactáceas mexicanas . Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 2003, ISBN 970-9000-20-9 , pp. 160 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Garden flora . Monthly for German and Swiss garden and flower studies, edited by E. Regel. Vol. 53, Issue 8, Erlangen 1904, pp. 214-215.