Cochemiea thomasii
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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. thomasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea thomasii García-Mor., Rodr.González, J.García-Jim. & Iamonico
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Cochemiea thomasii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]
Description[edit]
Cochemiea thomasii forms large, slender clusters of hanging stems that are 60 cm or longer. The cylindrical shoots are 1.1-1.3 cm long and 0.9-1.0 cm in diameter, with conical warts covered in white wool. It has 1-4 stiff, white with reddish-brown tipped central spines, 0.7-1.3 cm long, which turn gray with age, and 10-15 radial spines that are initially white, turning brown to black, and are also 0.7-1.3 cm long.
The red flowers bloom from young tubercles, measuring 3-4.2 cm long, with a vertical, crooked-hemmed, and long flower tube. The fruits are ovoid, green to reddish-brown, and up to 0.7-0.9 cm long.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Plants are found growing near Cosalá, Sinaloa in deciduous tropical forest growing on vertical rock cliffs from the coast towards the Sierra Madre Occidental at elevations between 300 to 325 meters.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was described in 2020 by Leccinum J. García Morales, Rodrigo González González, Jesús García Jiménez, and Duilio Iamonico, and named after Thomas Linzen, a German scholar of the genus Mammillaria.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cochemiea thomasii García-Mor., Rodr.González, J.García-Jim. & Iamonico". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c García Morales, Leccinum Jesús; González González, Rodrigo Homero; García Jiménez, Jesús; Iamonico, Duilio (2020-02-18). "Una nueva especie de Cochemiea (Cactaceae, Cacteae) de Sinaloa, México". Acta Botanica Mexicana (127). doi:10.21829/abm127.2020.1626. hdl:11573/1681330. ISSN 2448-7589.
External links[edit]
Media related to Cochemiea thomasii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cochemiea thomasii at Wikispecies
