Kadenicarpus_pseudomacrochele

<i>Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele</i>

Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele

Species of cactus

Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele, synonym Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.[3]

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It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele grows mostly singly with light green to darker blue-green, spherical to spherical-cylindrical bodies that occasionally sprout and has a large fleshy turnip root. The bodies, which are woolly at the top, reach heights of 2 to 4 centimeters and diameters of 2.5 to 3.4 centimeters. Their rounded cusps become narrower towards their tip and are 3 to 5 millimeters high. There are 5 to 8 yellowish-brown thorns that turn gray with age and cannot be differentiated into marginal and central thorns. They are bristle-like, twisted, mostly stick out and are 15 to 30 millimeters long.

The white to reddish purple or yellowish green or magenta flowers are 2.5 to 3.2 centimeters long and 2 to 3.5 centimeters in diameter. The green, almost spherical fruits are 4 to 6 millimeters long.[4]

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies:[3]

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Distribution

It is endemic to Hidalgo and Querétaro states of Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Taxonomy

The first description as Strombocactus pseudomacrochele was made in 1935 by Curt Backeberg.[5] The specific epithet pseudomacrochele is derived from the Greek word pseudo for 'false' and the similarity to the species Turbinicarpus macrochele. Alexander Borissovitch Doweld placed the species in the genus Kadenicarpus in 1998.[6] Further nomenclature synonym are Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb. (1937), Toumeya pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) W.T.Marshall (1946), Neolloydia pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson (1986) and Pediocactus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Halda (1998).

References

  1. [1]
    Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Sánchez , E.; Guadalupe Martínez, J. (2013). "Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40983A2949357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40983A2949357.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. [3]
    "Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. [4]
    Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 632–633. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  5. [5]
    "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. [6]
    Korotkova, Nadja; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador; Eggli, Urs; Franck, Alan; Gómez-Hinostrosa, Carlos; Guerrero, Pablo C.; Hernández, Héctor M.; Kohlbecker, Andreas; Köhler, Matias; Luther, Katja; Majure, Lucas C.; Müller, Andreas; Metzing, Detlev; Nyffeler, Reto; Sánchez, Daniel; Schlumpberger, Boris; Berendsohn, Walter G. (2021-08-31). "Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family". Willdenowia. 51 (2). doi:10.3372/wi.51.51208. ISSN 0511-9618.
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