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Cochemiea saboae

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Species of cactus

Cochemiea saboae
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species: C. saboae
Binomial name
Cochemiea saboae
(Glass) Doweld 2000
Synonyms
  • Mammillaria saboae Glass 1966

Cochemiea saboae is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.

Description

Cochemiea saboae grows solitary or in small groups with fleshy roots. The green, egg-shaped shoots are 1 to 4 cm (0.39 to 1.57 in) long and 1 to 3.5 cm (0.39 to 1.38 in) in diameter. The small, slightly rounded, smooth warts do not produce milky juice. The axillae are naked, and central spines are usually absent, though a 2 mm (0.079 in)-long central spine has been observed rarely. The 17 to 45 radial spines are slender, glassy white, yellow at the base, and sometimes slightly curved, growing up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long.

The funnel-shaped flowers are pink and can grow up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long and wide. The fruits are embedded in the plant body and contain black seeds.

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies:

Image Name Distribution
Cochemiea saboae subsp. goldii (Glass & R.A.Foster) Doweld Mexico (NE. Sonora)
Cochemiea saboae subsp. haudeana (A.B.Lau & K.Wagner) Doweld Mexico (SE. Sonora)
Cochemiea saboae subsp. saboae Mexico (W. Chihuahua)

Distribution

Cochemiea saboae is found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango at elevations between 2100 to 2200 meters growing on volcanic rock slabs.

Taxonomy

Initially described as Mammillaria saboae by Charles Edward Glass in 1966, honoring American cactus collector Kathryn Sabo, it was reclassified to the genus Cochemiea by Alexander Borissovitch Doweld in 2000.

References

  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. "Cochemiea saboae (Glass) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 406. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
  4. "Cochemiea saboae (Glass) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. Art, Cactus (2013-08-04). "Cochemiea saboae". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-06-02. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  6. "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-02.

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Taxon identifiers
Cochemiea saboae
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