Cochemiea pondii | |
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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. pondii
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Binomial name | |
Cochemiea pondii (
Greene) Walton
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Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico. [2]
Cochemiea pondii grows initially as a solitary plant and later forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter. The conically arranged smooth warts have bristled axillae. Of the 4 to 5 central spines, one is always stiff, strongly hooked, whitish with a dark brown tip, and about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. The 20 to 30 slender marginal spines are white or occasionally brownish. The red, crooked flowers are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, with sometimes protruding stamens. The fruits are red. [3] [4]
Cochemiea pondii is widespread in the Mexican state of Baja California and is found only on Isla de Cedros at elevations from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). Plants are found growing among Agave sebastiana, Echinocereus maritimus, Cochemiea goodridgei, and Ferocactus chrysacanthus. [5]
First described as Mammillaria pondii in 1889 by American botanist Edward Lee Greene, the specific epithet pondii honors US naval officer Charles Fremont Pond. [6] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899. [7]
Cochemiea pondii | |
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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. pondii
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Binomial name | |
Cochemiea pondii (
Greene) Walton
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Synonyms | |
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Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico. [2]
Cochemiea pondii grows initially as a solitary plant and later forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter. The conically arranged smooth warts have bristled axillae. Of the 4 to 5 central spines, one is always stiff, strongly hooked, whitish with a dark brown tip, and about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. The 20 to 30 slender marginal spines are white or occasionally brownish. The red, crooked flowers are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, with sometimes protruding stamens. The fruits are red. [3] [4]
Cochemiea pondii is widespread in the Mexican state of Baja California and is found only on Isla de Cedros at elevations from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). Plants are found growing among Agave sebastiana, Echinocereus maritimus, Cochemiea goodridgei, and Ferocactus chrysacanthus. [5]
First described as Mammillaria pondii in 1889 by American botanist Edward Lee Greene, the specific epithet pondii honors US naval officer Charles Fremont Pond. [6] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899. [7]