Cochemiea capensis

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Cochemiea capensis

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Cochemiea
Species:	C. capensis
Binomial name
*Cochemiea capensis* (H.E.Gates) Doweld
Synonyms
Chilita capensis (H.E.Gates) Buxb. 1954 Ebnerella capensis (H.E.Gates) Buxb. 1951 Mammillaria capensis (H.E.Gates) R.T.Craig 1945 Mammillaria dioica var. capensis (H.E.Gates) Neutel. 1986 Neomammillaria capensis H.E.Gates 1933

Cochemiea capensis is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.

Description

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Cochemiea capensis forms small clusters.^[2] The cylindrical, olive-green stems grow up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall and 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) in diameter.^[2] The plant lacks milky sap and has cylindrical warts.^[2] Its axillae have 1 to 3 short bristles.^[2]The needle-like spines are reddish-brown to black with a whitish base.^[2] It has one central spine, typically hooked and 1.5 to 2 cm (0.59 to 0.79 in) long, and 13 marginal spines, each 0.8 to 1.5 cm (0.31 to 0.59 in) long.^[2]

The funnel-shaped flowers are pink to white, growing up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long and 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter.^[2] The red, club-shaped fruits contain black, pitted seeds.^[2]

Distribution

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Cochemiea capensis is found in Baja California Sur, Mexico.^[3]

Taxonomy

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It was first described as Neomammillaria capensis in 1933 by Howard Elliott Gates, with the specific epithet "capensis" referring to its occurrence near Cabo San Lucas.^[3] Alexander Borissovitch Doweld reclassified it into the genus Cochemiea in 2000.^[4]

References

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^ León de la Luz, J.L. (2013). "Mammillaria capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T152575A653075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152575A653075.en.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Ulmer. p. 374. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
^ ^a ^b "Cochemiea capensis (H.E.Gates) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal 1933-05: Vol 4 Iss 11 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

External links

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Media related to Cochemiea capensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cochemiea capensis at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Cochemiea capensis	Wikidata: Q93343582 Wikispecies: Cochemiea capensis CoL: 5ZHPH GBIF: 3945179 IPNI: 1020259-1 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1020259-1 WFO: wfo-0000613655
Neomammillaria capensis	Wikidata: Q14955488 CoL: 46M49 GBIF: 3958373 IPNI: 168678-2 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168678-2 Tropicos: 50145602 WFO: wfo-0001248220

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