Pelecyphora strobiliformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pelecyphora |
| Species: | P. strobiliformis
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Pelecyphora strobiliformis is a species of cactus from Mexico.[3] Its numbers in the wild have been reduced by collecting; it is listed in Appendix I of CITES[3] (meaning that international trade is severely controlled) but only as of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.[4]
Description
[edit]Pelecyphora strobiliformis grows with spherical or depressed spherical bodies that are 4 to 6 centimeters in diameter. The warts that lie on the surface overlap each other. They are slightly keeled and the outline is triangular. The warts are 8 to 12 millimeters long and 7 to 12 millimeters wide at their base. The 7 to 12 flexible, whitish, non-persistent spines are arranged somewhat comb-shaped at the tip of the wart and are 5 millimeters long.
The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of 1.5 to 3 centimeters. The small fruits are hidden in the hair on the crown. When ripe, they dry out and eventually break down over time.[5]
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Distribution
[edit]Pelecyphora strobiliformis is widespread in the Mexican states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí in the Chihuahuan Desert at altitudes below 1600 meters.
Taxonomy
[edit]The first description as Ariocarpus strobiliformis was made in 1927 by Erich Werdermann.[6] Alwin Berger described the monotypic genus Encephalocarpus for this species in 1929. Alberto Vojtěch Frič and Ernst Schelle placed them in the genus Pelecyphora in 1935.
References
[edit]- ^ SG), Succulent Plants; SG), Succulent Plants (2009-11-16). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 561
- ^ Fitz Maurice, B. & Fitz Maurice, W.A. (2017), "Pelecyphora strobiliformis", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, International Union for Conservation of Nature, retrieved 2019-07-24
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 521–522. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Pelecyphora strobiliformis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Pelecyphora strobiliformis at Wikispecies
