Cochemiea thomasii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]
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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: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. thomasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea thomasii García-Mor., Rodr.González, J.García-Jim. & Iamonico
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Description
editCochemiea thomasii forms large, slender clusters of hanging stems that are 60 cm (24 in) or longer.[citation needed] The cylindrical shoots are 1.1–1.3 cm (0.43–0.51 in) long and 0.9–1.0 cm (0.35–0.39 in) in diameter, with conical warts covered in white wool.[citation needed] It has 1–4 stiff, white with reddish-brown tipped central spines, 0.7–1.3 cm (0.28–0.51 in) long, which turn gray with age, and 10–15 radial spines that are initially white, turning brown to black, and are also 0.7–1.3 cm (0.28–0.51 in) long.[citation needed]
The red flowers bloom from young tubercles, measuring 3–4.2 cm (1.2–1.7 in) long, with a vertical, crooked-hemmed, and long flower tube. The fruits are ovoid, green to reddish-brown, and up to 0.7–0.9 cm (0.28–0.35 in) long.[2]
Distribution
editPlants are found growing near Cosalá, Sinaloa, in deciduous tropical forest growing on vertical rock cliffs from the coast towards the Sierra Madre Occidental at elevations between 300 and 325 m (984 and 1,066 ft).[2]
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 2020 by Leccinum J. García Morales, Rodrigo González González, Jesús García Jiménez, and Duilio Iamonico, and named after Thomas Linzen, a German scholar of the genus Mammillaria.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Cochemiea thomasii García-Mor., Rodr.González, J.García-Jim. & Iamonico". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c García Morales, Leccinum Jesús; González González, Rodrigo Homero; García Jiménez, Jesús; Iamonico, Duilio (2020-02-18). "Una nueva especie de Cochemiea (Cactaceae, Cacteae) de Sinaloa, México". Acta Botanica Mexicana (127). doi:10.21829/abm127.2020.1626. hdl:11573/1681330. ISSN 2448-7589.
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