| Cochemiea hutchisoniana | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. hutchisoniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea hutchisoniana (H.E.Gates) P.B.Breslin & Majure 2021 | |
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Cochemiea hutchisoniana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Description
The plants grow singly or in clusters, with cylindrical shoots that are olive green, reaching heights up to 15 cm and diameters of 4-6 cm. They have short, conical warts that are also olive green and lack milky sap, with bare or slightly woolly axillae. The four brownish central spines, 7-10 mm long, have purple tips, with the lowest middle spine being hooked. There are 10-20 erect, slender, needle-like marginal spines, initially purple to black, later turning white, ranging from 5-8 mm in length.
The flowers, slightly pink to cream or white, feature a dark central stripe and reach diameters of 25-30 mm. The club-shaped scarlet fruits are 20 mm long, containing black, dotted seeds less than 1 mm in diameter.
Distribution
Cochemiea hutchisoniana is commonly found in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:
| Image | Subspecies | Distribution |
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Cochemiea hutchisoniana subsp. hutchisoniana | Baja California |
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Cochemiea hutchisoniana subsp. louisae (G.E.Linds.) Majure | Baja California |
Taxonomy
Originally described as Neomammillaria hutchisoniana in 1934 by Howard Elliott Gates, it was reclassified into the genus Cochemiea by Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure in 2021.
References
- Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2009-04-29). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Cochemiea hutchisoniana (H.E.Gates) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 388. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family". On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- "Cactus and Succulent Journal 1934-07: Vol 6 Iss 1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
External links
Media related to Cochemiea hutchisoniana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cochemiea hutchisoniana at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cochemiea hutchisoniana | |
| Neomammillaria hutchisoniana | |