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Thelocactus buekii

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Thelocactus buekii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Thelocactus
Species:
T. buekii
Binomial name
Thelocactus buekii
(E.Klein bis) Britton & Rose 1923
Synonyms
  • Echinocactus buekii E.Klein bis 1859
  • Thelocactus tulensis var. buekii (E.Klein bis) E.F.Anderson 1987
  • Thelocactus tulensis subsp. buekii (E.Klein bis) N.P.Taylor 1998

Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.

Description

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Thelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.[2]

Distribution

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Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.[3][2]

Taxonomy

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It was first described in 1859 as Echinocactus buekii by Eduard Petrowitsch Klein. The plant was named after German botanist Johannes Nicolaus Buek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-18). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  2. ^ a b "Thelocactus buekii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  3. ^ Mosco, Alessandro; Zanovello, Carlo (2002). "An introduction to the genus Thelocactus" (PDF). Cactus & Co. 1 (6). Cactus & Co.: 144–171.
  4. ^ Britton, N.L.; Rose, J.N. (1923). The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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