Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]
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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. pondii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea pondii (Greene) Walton
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Description
editCochemiea pondii grows initially as a solitary plant and later forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter. The conically arranged smooth warts have bristled axillae. Of the 4 to 5 central spines, one is always stiff, strongly hooked, whitish with a dark brown tip, and about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. The 20 to 30 slender marginal spines are white or occasionally brownish. The red, crooked flowers are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, with sometimes protruding stamens. The fruits are red.[3][4]
Distribution
editCochemiea pondii is widespread in the Mexican state of Baja California and is found only on Isla de Cedros at elevations from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). Plants are found growing among Agave sebastiana, Echinocereus maritimus, Cochemiea goodridgei, and Ferocactus chrysacanthus.[5]
Taxonomy
editFirst described as Mammillaria pondii in 1889 by American botanist Edward Lee Greene, the specific epithet pondii honors US naval officer Charles Fremont Pond.[6] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899.[7]
References
edit- ^ Burquez Montijo, A.; Felger, R.S. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Mammillaria pondii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152949A121554126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152949A121554126.en.
- ^ "Cochemiea pondii (Greene) Walton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 403. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
- ^ "Cochemiea pondii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- ^ "Pittonia : Greene, Edward Lee, 1843-1915 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "The Cactus journal : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
External links
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