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Echinocereus maritimus

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Echinocereus maritimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. maritimus
Binomial name
Echinocereus maritimus
Synonyms
  • Cereus maritimus M.E.Jones 1883
  • Cereus flaviflorus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. 1896
  • Echinocereus flaviflorus (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Hildm. 1898
  • Echinocereus hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1949
  • Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii (E.Y.Dawson) W.Blum & Rutow 1998
  • Echinocereus maritimus var. hancockii (E.Y.Dawson) N.P.Taylor 1985
  • Echinocereus orcuttii Rose ex Orcutt 1926

Echinocereus maritimus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2]

Description

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Echinocereus maritimus is a cactus that forms cushions with up to 300 shoots, growing to 40 cm (16 in) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The light to dark green, cylindrical shoots are 5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in) long and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter, with eight to twelve sharp ribs. Initially bright red, the spines turn dirty yellow or gray over time. The seven to ten central spines are flattened, angular, and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) long, while the radial spines are 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.59 to 0.98 in) long.

The bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers appear below the shoot tips, growing up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and wide. The spherical, thorny fruits start green and turn red as they mature.[3]

Distribution

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Echinocereus maritimus is native to the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and nearby islands growing in coastal desert scrub at elevations between 0 to 50 meters. Plants are found growing along with Euphorbia misera, Agave sebastiana, Bergerocactus emoryi, Lophocereus schottii, Myrtillocactus cochal, Ferocactus fordii, Cylindropuntia prolifera, Cochemiea pondii, Mammillaria brandegeei, and Cochemiea hutchisoniana subsp. louisae .[4]

Taxonomy

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First described as Cereus maritimus by Marcus Eugene Jones in 1883, the species was reclassified by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897.[5] The name "maritimus," meaning "relating to the sea," reflects its preferred coastal habitat.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2012-02-06). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "Echinocereus maritimus (M.E.Jones) K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 200. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ^ "Echinocereus maritimus". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-29. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ^ "Botany". The American Naturalist. 17 (9). [University of Chicago Press, American Society of Naturalists]: 970–975. 1883. doi:10.1086/273471. ISSN 0003-0147. JSTOR 2450803. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  6. ^ Schumann, Karl Moritz; Hirscht, Karl. (1899). Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) /von Karl Schumann. Neudamm [Dębno, Poland?]: J. Neumann. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10394.
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