Mammillaria carnea is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Mammillaria |
Species: | M. carnea
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Binomial name | |
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Description
editMammillaria carnea grows solitary and in clusters up to 20 centimeters tall and 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, transitioning from spherical to cylindrical in shape. The plant has firm, angular warts that contain milky sap. It features four stiff, pink-brown central spines with black tips, measuring 0.8 to 2 centimeters long. Radial spines are either absent or appear as bristles.
The plant produces funnel-shaped, light pink flowers that are 1.5 to 2 centimeters long and 1.2 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. Its red fruits contain brown seeds.[4]
Distribution
editMammillaria carnea is native to the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca growing on plains and slopes of the deciduous forest at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.[5]
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Plants near Calipan, Puebla
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Plants growing near Zapotitlan De Las Salinas, Puebla
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Plants growing near Tomellin, Oaxaca
Taxonomy
editFirst described in 1837 by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer, the specific epithet "carnea" means 'flesh-colored.'[6]
References
edit- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Torres-Cortés, G.; Millán, V.; Fernández-González, A. J.; Aguirre-Garrido, J. F.; Ramírez-Saad, H. C.; Fernández-López, M.; Toro, N.; Martínez-Abarca, F. (2012-08-01). "Bacterial community in the rhizosphere of the cactus species Mammillaria carnea during dry and rainy seasons assessed by deep sequencing". Plant and Soil. 357 (1): 275–288. doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1152-4. ISSN 1573-5036.
- ^ "Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 374. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ "Mammillaria carnea". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Mammillaria carnea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Mammillaria carnea at Wikispecies