Ariocarpus bravoanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Ariocarpus |
Species: | A. bravoanus
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Binomial name | |
Ariocarpus bravoanus H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson
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Synonyms | |
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Ariocarpus bravoanus is a species of cactus which is endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico. It grows in dry shrubland habitat on limestone substrates. It is endangered due to overcollecting. [1]
Ariocarpus bravoanus is a fleshy plant grows geophytically with gray-green bodies that are 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) in diameter and that barely protrude from the soil surface. The flattened, triangular and somewhat pointed warts protrude only slightly from the base of the shoot. The variable areoles sometimes have a woolly furrow along the entire length of the mastoid or are formed as a woolly cushion near the tip of the mastoid.
The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 1.97 in). The mostly light brown fruits are inconspicuous. [3]
As of 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties: [4]
Ariocarpus bravoanus is found growing on xerophytic shrubland on a limestone gravel plains in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí at elevations between 1500 to 2000 meters. and is only known from a few localities. The habitat is fragmented. [5]
The first description was made in 1992 by Héctor Manuel Hernández and Edward Frederick Anderson.The plant was discovered while removing soil for the collection of another herbarium specimen. [5] The specific epithet "bravoanus" honors the Mexican botanist and cactus collector Helia Bravo Hollis. Nomenclature synonyms are Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. bravoanus (H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson) Halda (1998) and Ariocarpus fissuratus subsp. bravoanus (H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson) Lüthy (1999).
Ariocarpus bravoanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Ariocarpus |
Species: | A. bravoanus
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Binomial name | |
Ariocarpus bravoanus H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson
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Synonyms | |
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Ariocarpus bravoanus is a species of cactus which is endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico. It grows in dry shrubland habitat on limestone substrates. It is endangered due to overcollecting. [1]
Ariocarpus bravoanus is a fleshy plant grows geophytically with gray-green bodies that are 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) in diameter and that barely protrude from the soil surface. The flattened, triangular and somewhat pointed warts protrude only slightly from the base of the shoot. The variable areoles sometimes have a woolly furrow along the entire length of the mastoid or are formed as a woolly cushion near the tip of the mastoid.
The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 1.97 in). The mostly light brown fruits are inconspicuous. [3]
As of 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties: [4]
Ariocarpus bravoanus is found growing on xerophytic shrubland on a limestone gravel plains in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí at elevations between 1500 to 2000 meters. and is only known from a few localities. The habitat is fragmented. [5]
The first description was made in 1992 by Héctor Manuel Hernández and Edward Frederick Anderson.The plant was discovered while removing soil for the collection of another herbarium specimen. [5] The specific epithet "bravoanus" honors the Mexican botanist and cactus collector Helia Bravo Hollis. Nomenclature synonyms are Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. bravoanus (H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson) Halda (1998) and Ariocarpus fissuratus subsp. bravoanus (H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson) Lüthy (1999).