Kadenicarpus horripilus
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Kadenicarpus
Species:
K. horripilus
Binomial name
Kadenicarpus horripilus
(Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Bravocactus horripilus (Lem.) Doweld
  • Echinocactus caespititius Pfeiff. ex Salm-Dyck
  • Echinocactus horripilus (Lem.) C.F.Först.
  • Gymnocactus goldii (Bravo) Y.Itô
  • Gymnocactus horripilus (Lem.) Backeb.
  • Mammillaria horripila Lem.
  • Neolloydia horripila (Lem.) Britton & Rose
  • Pediocactus horripilus (Lem.) Halda
  • Thelocactus goldii Bravo
  • Thelocactus horripilus (Lem.) Kladiwa
  • Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem.) V.John & Ríha

Kadenicarpus horripilus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.[3]

It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

Description

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 centimeters and a diameter of 4 to 6.5 centimeters. Their clearly pronounced conical cusps are 5 to 7 millimeters 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 millimeters. The 12 to 14 straight radial spines are white with a dark tip, protruding and 9 to 11 millimeters long.

The flowers are magenta with a white throat. They are 2.2 to 3.1 centimeters long and have a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters. The elongated, greenish-red fruits turn yellowish-brownish when ripe. They are 4 to 6 millimeters long and reach a diameter of 3 to 5 millimeters.[4]

Distribution

It is endemic to Hidalgo state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Taxonomy

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kadenicarpus horripilus (Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 630. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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. Oxford University Press (OUP). 190 (4): 405–420. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boz027. ISSN 0024-4074.
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