Cochemiea phitauiana

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Cochemiea phitauiana

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species:
C. phitauiana
Binomial name
Cochemiea phitauiana
(E.M.Baxter) Doweld
Synonyms
  • Chilita phitauiana (E.M.Baxter) Buxb. 1954
  • Ebnerella phitauiana (E.M.Baxter) Buxb. 1951
  • Mammillaria dioica f. phitauiana (E.M.Baxter) Neutel. 1986
  • Mammillaria phitauiana (E.M.Baxter) Werderm. 1931
  • Neomammillaria phitauiana E.M.Baxter 1931
  • Chilita verhaertiana (Boed.) Orcutt 1926
  • Ebnerella verhaertiana (Boed.) Buxb. 1951
  • Mammillaria dioica f. verhaertiana (Boed.) Neutel. 1986
  • Mammillaria verhaertiana Boed. 1912
  • Neomammillaria verhaertiana (Boed.) Britton & Rose 1923

Cochemiea phitauiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]

Description

Cochemiea phitauiana sprouts from the base and forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots are gray-green, growing up to 25 centimeters high and 3 to 6 centimeters in diameter. The roots are strand-like. The conical, four-sided warts are keeled and contain no milky juice. The axillae have about 20 bristles. The 4 central spines are straight, white with dark tips, and 4 to 6 millimeters long. A hooked central spine is often seen in juveniles. The 24 radial spines are white, bristle-like, and 4 to 12 millimeters long.

The white flowers are 1.2 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter and length. The spherical or club-shaped fruits are red and up to 1 centimeter long, containing black seeds.[3]

  • Plant with fruit
    Plant with fruit
  • Fruit with seeds
    Fruit with seeds

Distribution

Cochemiea phitauiana is found growing at the tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico growing in open plains with small shrubs at elevations between 90 to 900 meters. It is found growing with Mammillaria petrophila and Ferocactus townsendianus.[4]

Taxonomy

First described in 1931 by Edgar Martin Baxter as Neomammillaria phitauiana who found this species east of Todos Santos, Sierra de la Laguna, the specific epithet honors the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, to which Baxter belonged.[5] In 2000, Alexander Borissovitch Doweld reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea.

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152595A121541701.en
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  2. ^ "Cochemiea phitauiana (E.M.Baxter) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2
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  4. ^ "Cochemiea phitauiana". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal 1931-05: Vol 2 Iss 11 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-16.

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