Cochemiea saboae
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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. saboae
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| Cochemiea saboae (Glass) Doweld 2000
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Cochemiea saboae is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]
Description
[edit]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.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]Accepted subspecies:[4]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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| Cochemiea saboae subsp. goldii (Glass & R.A.Foster) Doweld | Mexico (NE. Sonora) | |
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Cochemiea saboae subsp. haudeana (A.B.Lau & K.Wagner) Doweld | Mexico (SE. Sonora) |
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Cochemiea saboae subsp. saboae | Mexico (W. Chihuahua) |
Distribution
[edit]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. [5]
Taxonomy
[edit]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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "Cochemiea saboae (Glass) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 406. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ "Cochemiea saboae (Glass) Doweld". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
External links
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Data related to Cochemiea saboae at Wikispecies
