Pelecyphora_abdita
Pelecyphora abdita
Species of cactus
Pelecyphora abdita is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the Mexico.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pelecyphora |
| Species: | P. abdita |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelecyphora abdita (Řepka & Vaško) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez | |
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Pelecyphora abdita grows up to 25 millimeters and 20 millimeters in diameter and forms clumps with a slightly branched beet shaped tap root. There are 11 to 15 spines that are white, 3.5–5 millimeters long. The flower is 35-45 mm long, whitish-pinkish with pink stripes on tepals, 30–35 mm in diameter. The red fruits are obovoid 5–7 mm long and grey green to brown green.[1]
Subspecies
Accepted subspecies:[2]
- Pelecyphora abdita subsp. abdita
- Pelecyphora abdita subsp. tenuispina (Perez Badillo, Delladdio & Raya Sanchez) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez
The plant is found south of El Oro in Coahuila, Mexico at elevations of 1100 meters.[3]
The species was discovered in 2011 and described under the name Escobaria abdita. It was named after the word “abdita, abditus” meaning hidden, secret in reference to the hidden life of this species.
- Řepka, Radomír; Vaško, Zdeněk (2011). "Escobaria abdita — a new species from northern Mexico". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 83 (6): 264–269. doi:10.2985/0007-9367-83.6.264. ISSN 0007-9367.
- "Pelecyphora abdita (Řepka & Vaško) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Escobaria abdita". llifle.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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