Mila caespitosa

Mila caespitosa
	Mila caespitosa
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Trichocereeae
Genre :	Mila
Type :	Mila caespitosa
Scientific name of the genus
	Mila
	Britton & Rose
Scientific name of the species
	Mila caespitosa
	Britton & Rose

Mila caespitosa is the only plant species of the monotypic genus Mila in the cactus family(Cactaceae). It was set up by Britton & Rose in 1922. The generic name is an anagram to Lima , the capital of Peru.

description

The genus includes cacti that remain small, cerebellar-like, sometimes sprouting. The thorns are strong, stiff to soft and sometimes merge into hair bristles. The short-tube flowers appear in the apex, are funnel-shaped and usually yellow to whitish. The fruits are small, juicy and thornless berries.

fruit

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

The occurrence of the species extends over the western Andes in Peru at an altitude of 1000 to 2500 m.

The history of the genus is shaped by a large number of initial descriptions of supposedly independent species. The reason for this lies in the great variability of the species. In Walther Haage's work, 11 species and a few subspecies are listed. In David Hunt there are still 4 types. In the more recent literature, the genus with only one species, Mila caespitosa , is regarded as monotypical. This classification is supported by molecular biological studies.

In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Vulnerable (VU) ", d. H. listed as endangered.

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 434-435 .

Individual evidence

↑ Walther Haage: cacti from A to Z . 3rd edition, Quelle & Meyer Verlag: Heidelberg, 1986. ISBN 3-494-01142-7
↑ David Hunt: CITES Cactaceae Checklist . 2nd edition, Royal Botanic Gardens, London, 1999. ISBN 1-900347-45-8
↑ Mila caespitosa in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Cáceres, F., 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Mila - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Walther Haage: cacti from A to Z . 3rd edition, Quelle & Meyer Verlag: Heidelberg, 1986. ISBN 3-494-01142-7

[2] David Hunt: CITES Cactaceae Checklist . 2nd edition, Royal Botanic Gardens, London, 1999. ISBN 1-900347-45-8

[3] Mila caespitosa in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Ostalaza, C. & Cáceres, F., 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2014.