Cochemiea halei is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.

Cochemiea halei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species:
C. halei
Binomial name
Cochemiea halei
(Brandegee) Walton
Synonyms
  • Cactus halei (Brandegee) J.M.Coult. 1894
  • Mammillaria halei Brandegee 1889

Description

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Cochemiea halei forms large clusters up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in size. Individual shoots are cylindrical, 30–40 cm (12–16 in) long, and 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) in diameter. The warts are short, and the axillae are woolly. It has 6-9 stiff, strong, reddish-brown central spines 2.0–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) long that turn gray with age. The 15-22 radial spines are initially reddish-brown and gray, 0.9–1.5 cm (0.35–0.59 in) long.

The red flowers are vertical with a crooked-hemmed and 3.5–5 cm (1.4–2.0 in) long with a long flower tube. The fruits are club-shaped, red, and up to 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long. Seeds are reticulated.[2]

Distribution

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Cochemiea halei is found in Baja California Sur, Mexico, specifically on the islands of Magdalena and Santa Margarita at elevations of 10 to 100 meters. It grows on sand dunes on the beach along with Echinocereus barthelowanus, Opuntia pycnantha, Cochemiea dioica, and Stenocereus eruca.[3]

Taxonomy

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First described as Mammillaria halei in 1889 by American botanist Townshend Stith Brandegee, the specific epithet honors J.P. Hale, a landowner in Baja California who supported Brandegee's expedition.[4] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species to the genus Cochemiea in 1899.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Burquez Montijo, A.; Felger, R.S. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Mammillaria halei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152780A121548404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152780A121548404.en.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 386. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
  3. ^ "Cochemiea halei". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-15.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  4. ^ "The Cactus journal : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  5. ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
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