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Cochemiea palmeri

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Cochemiea palmeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species:
C. palmeri
Binomial name
Cochemiea palmeri
(J.M.Coult.) P.B.Breslin & Majure
Synonyms
  • Bartschella palmeri (J.M.Coult.) Doweld 2000
  • Cactus palmeri J.M.Coult. 1896
  • Chilita palmeri (J.M.Coult.) Orcutt 1926
  • Mammillaria dioica var. neopalmeri (R.T.Craig) Neutel. 1986
  • Mammillaria neopalmeri R.T.Craig 1945
  • Mammillaria palmeri (J.M.Coult.) Boed. 1936
  • Neomammillaria neopalmeri (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô 1981
  • Neomammillaria palmeri (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose 1923
  • Mammillaria dioica var. insularis K.Brandegee 1897

Cochemiea palmeri is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]

Description

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Cochemiea palmeri grows in groups with gray-green, elongated spherical shoots reaching 9 cm (3.5 in) in height and 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter. The square-based, bluntly conical warts lack milky juice. The axillae are covered with white wool and short, twisted bristles. The plant has 3 to 5 straight or occasionally hooked central spines, brownish with dark tips, measuring 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) long, and 25 to 30 slender, needle-like radial spines, white and 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) long.

The flowers are light greenish-white or light cream-colored, sometimes with a pink touch, and measure 1 cm (0.39 in) across. The scarlet red, club-shaped fruits are up to 1.3 cm (0.51 in) long and contain black seeds.[3]

Distribution

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Cochemiea palmeri is native to the Mexican state of Baja California, specifically on the islands of San Benito and Guadalupe from sea level to 300 meters growing along Dudleya linearis and Deinandra streetsii.[4]

Taxonomy

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Originally described as Cactus palmeri by John Merle Coulter in 1894, the species was named in honor of botanist and archaeologist Edward Palmer.[5] In 2021, Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure reclassified it into the genus Cochemiea.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Burquez Montijo, A.; Felger, R.S. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Mammillaria neopalmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151883A121512052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151883A121512052.en.
  2. ^ "Cochemiea palmeri (J.M.Coult.) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 399. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
  4. ^ "Mammillaria neopalmeri". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ^ States., United (1892). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. v.3 (1892-1896). Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  6. ^ Breslin, Peter B.; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Majure, Lucas C. (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria". Taxon. 70 (2): 308–323. doi:10.1002/tax.12451. ISSN 0040-0262.
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