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Cochemiea maritima

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Species of cactus

Cochemiea maritima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species: C. maritima
Binomial name
Cochemiea maritima
H.E.Gates ex. Shurly
Synonyms
  • Cochemiea pondii subsp. maritima (G.E.Linds.) U.Guzmán 2003
  • Mammillaria maritima (G.E.Linds.) D.R.Hunt 1971
  • Mammillaria pondii subsp. maritima (G.E.Linds.) D.R.Hunt 1997

Cochemiea maritima is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.

Description

Cochemiea maritima grows in large groups up to one meter in diameter. The solid, cylindrical bodies, which are blue-green and stand upright, reach up to 50 cm (20 in) high and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter. There are about 10 to 15 white radial spines with black dots on smooth conical warts, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The reddish-brown central spines, four in number, are curved like fishhooks and can be up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The zygomorphic flowers are trumpet-shaped with slightly curled perianths, scarlet red, and up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long. The spherical fruits are red, and the seeds are black.

Distribution

Cochemiea maritima is found in the Mexican state of Baja California, occurring along the Pacific coast west of Punta Prieta on calcareous rocks on slopes.

Taxonomy

The first description was made in 1937 by American botanist George Edmund Lindsay. The specific epithet "maritima" comes from Latin, meaning "concerning the sea," referring to the species' preferred habitat.

References

  1. "Cochemiea maritima G.E.Linds". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 394. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
  3. "Cochemiea maritima". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-05-23. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  4. "Cactus and Succulent Journal 1937-03: Vol 8 Iss 9 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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Taxon identifiers
Cochemiea maritima
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