Pelecyphora zilziana

Pelecyphora zilziana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Pelecyphora
Species:	P. zilziana
Binomial name
	Pelecyphora zilziana; (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez
Synonyms
	Coryphantha zilziana Boed. 1930; Escobaria zilziana (Boed.) Backeb. 1961; Neobesseya zilziana (Boed.) Boed. 1933; Escobaria zilziana subsp. fricii Halda & Sladk. 2000;

Pelecyphora zilziana is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico.^[1]

Description

Pelecyphora zilziana usually grows solitary, but sometimes sprouts from the base. The cylindrical shoots reach heights of 6 to 10 centimeters and a diameter of 3 centimeters. Their warts are up to 10 millimeters long. Central spines are usually not present. Occasionally one or more are present that resemble marginal spines. The 16 to 22 straight marginal thorns lie on the surface of the shoot. They are up to 1.5 centimeters long.

The light yellow, olive green or whitish flowers have pink central stripes. They are 3 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 2.5 centimeters. The red, club-shaped fruits are 2 centimeters long.^[2]

Distribution

Pelecyphora zilziana is widespread in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

Taxonomy

The first description as Coryphantha zilziana by Friedrich Bödeker was published in 1930. The specific epithet zilziana honors the Austrian doctor and cactus collector Juljan Zilz. Curt Backeberg placed the species in the genus Escobaria in 1961.^[3] David Aquino & Daniel Sánchez moved the species to Pelecyphora based on phylogenetic studies in 2022.^[4] Further nomenclature synonym are Neobesseya zilziana (Boed.) Boed. (1933), Neobesseya zilziana (Boed.) Boed. ex Backeb. & F. M. Knuth (1936) and Escobaria zilziana (Boed.) Backeb. (1961).

References

^ "Pelecyphora zilziana (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 278–279. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ Sánchez, Daniel; Vázquez-Benítez, Balbina; Vázquez-Sánchez, Monserrat; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador (2022-01-21). "Phylogenetic relationships in Coryphantha and implications on Pelecyphora and Escobaria (Cacteae, Cactoideae, Cactaceae)". PhytoKeys (188). Pensoft Publishers: 115–165. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.188.75739. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 8799629. PMID 35106054.

External links

Data related to Pelecyphora zilziana at Wikispecies

[Plants_of_the_World_Online_u729-1] "Pelecyphora zilziana (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._278–279-2] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 278–279. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[Au_Cactus_Francophone_l309-3] "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[Sánchez_Vázquez-Benítez_Vázquez-Sánchez_Aquino_2022_pp._115–165-4] Sánchez, Daniel; Vázquez-Benítez, Balbina; Vázquez-Sánchez, Monserrat; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador (2022-01-21). "Phylogenetic relationships in Coryphantha and implications on Pelecyphora and Escobaria (Cacteae, Cactoideae, Cactaceae)". PhytoKeys (188). Pensoft Publishers: 115–165. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.188.75739. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 8799629. PMID 35106054.

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