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Cochemiea estebanensis

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Cochemiea estebanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species:
C. estebanensis
Binomial name
Cochemiea estebanensis
(G.E.Linds.) P.B.Breslin & Majure
Synonyms
  • Cochemiea dioica subsp. estebanensis (G.E.Linds.) Doweld 2000
  • Mammillaria angelensis var. estebanensis (G.E.Linds.) Repp. 1987
  • Mammillaria dioica subsp. estebanensis (G.E.Linds.) D.R.Hunt 1998
  • Mammillaria dioica f. estebanensis (G.E.Linds.) Neutel. 1986
  • Mammillaria estebanensis G.E.Linds. 1967

Cochemiea estebanensis is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]

Description

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Cochemiea estebanensis grows either solitary or in groups. Its grey-green, cylindrical shoots, with rounded apexes, can reach up to 50 cm (20 in) in height and 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) in diameter. The firm, pyramidal warts lack milky juice. The axillae are wool-covered with 5 to 8 bristles, each up to 0.8 cm (0.31 in) long. There is one central spine, brown with a dark tip, straight or hooked, measuring between 0.4 and 1.5 cm (0.16 and 0.59 in) long. The plant has 15 to 22 radial spines that are needle-like, straight, and range in color from brownish to gold or white, each up to 1 cm (0.39 in) long.

The funnel- or bell-shaped flowers are white, up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long, and 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. The red fruits contain black seeds.[2]

Distribution

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Cochemiea estebanensis is found in the Mexican state of Baja California, specifically on Isla San Esteban and the San Lorenzo Archipelago.[citation needed]

Taxonomy

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Originally described as Mammillaria estebanensis by George Edmund Lindsay in 1967, the species name "estebanensis" refers to Isla San Esteban.[3] In 2021, Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure reclassified it into the genus Cochemiea.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cochemiea estebanensis (G.E.Linds.) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 380. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
  3. ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal Jan-Feb 1967: Vol 39 Iss 1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ Breslin, Peter B.; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Majure, Lucas C. (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria". Taxon. 70 (2): 308–323. doi:10.1002/tax.12451. ISSN 0040-0262.
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