Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.
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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: | Thelocactus |
| Species: | T. buekii
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelocactus buekii (E.Klein bis) Britton & Rose 1923
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Description
editThelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.[2]
Distribution
editThelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.[3][2]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1859 as Echinocactus buekii by Eduard Petrowitsch Klein. The plant was named after German botanist Johannes Nicolaus Buek.[4]
References
edit- ^ SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-18). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b "Thelocactus buekii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- ^ Mosco, Alessandro; Zanovello, Carlo (2002). "An introduction to the genus Thelocactus" (PDF). Cactus & Co. 1 (6). Cactus & Co.: 144–171.
- ^ Britton, N.L.; Rose, J.N. (1923). The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
External links
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Data related to Thelocactus buekii at Wikispecies
