Kadenicarpus horripilus
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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: | Kadenicarpus |
| Species: | K. horripilus
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Kadenicarpus horripilus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.[3]
It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.
Description
[edit]Kadenicarpus horripilus often grows sprouting with olive-green, spherical to elongated spherical bodies and fibrous roots. The bodies reach growth heights of 7 to 18 cm (2.8 to 7.1 in) and a diameter of 4 to 6.5 cm (1.6 to 2.6 in). Their clearly pronounced conical cusps are 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in) high. The plant usually a single, protruding, straight, whitish central spine that is dark at the tip. It reaches a length of 12 to 18 mm (0.47 to 0.71 in). The 12 to 14 straight radial spines are white with a dark tip, protruding and 9 to 11 mm (0.35 to 0.43 in) long.
The flowers are magenta with a white throat. They are 2.2 to 3.1 cm (0.87 to 1.22 in) long and have a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 cm (0.98 to 1.38 in). The elongated, greenish-red fruits turn yellowish-brownish when ripe. They are 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) long and reach a diameter of 3 to 5 mm (0.12 to 0.20 in).[4]
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Turbinicarpus horripilus from Blühende Kakteen - Iconographia Cactacearum, Tafel 6
Distribution
[edit]It is endemic to Hidalgo state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described as Mammillaria horripila in 1838 by Charles Lemaire.[5] The specific epithet horripilus is derived from the Latin words horrere for 'shudder' and pilus for 'hair' and refers to the thorns of the species. Monserrat Vázquez-Sánchez placed the species in the genus Kadenicarpus in 2019.[6] Further nomenclature synonym are Echinocactus horripilus (Lem.) Lem. (1839), Neolloydia horripila (Lem.) Britton & Rose (1923), Gymnocactus horripilus (Lem. ex C.F.Först.) Backeb. (1951), Thelocactus horripilus (Lem.) Kladiwa (1970), Thelocactus horripilus (Lem.) Kladiwa & Fittkau (1975), Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem.) V.John & Říha (1983), Bravocactus horripilus (Lem.) ( 1998) and Pediocactus horripilus (Lem.) Halda (1998)
References
[edit]- ^ Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B (2013). "Turbinicarpus horripilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40977A2948794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40977A2948794.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Kadenicarpus horripilus (Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 630. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Lemaire, C.A. (1838). Cactearum aliquot novarum ac insuetarum in horto Monvilliano cultarum accurata descriptio: fasc. 1 (in Latin). Apud F. G. Levrault. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Vázquez-sánchez, Monserrat; Sánchez, Daniel; Terrazas, Teresa; De La Rosa-Tilapa, Alejandro; Arias, Salvador (2019-07-10). "Polyphyly of the iconic cactus genus Turbinicarpus (Cactaceae) and its generic circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4). Oxford University Press (OUP): 405–420. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boz027. ISSN 0024-4074.
External links
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Media related to Kadenicarpus horripilus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Kadenicarpus horripilus at Wikispecies- Turbinicarpus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) media from ARKive
