Coryphantha erecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species:
C. erecta
Binomial name
Coryphantha erecta
(Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.
Coryphantha erecta range
Synonyms
  • Cactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze 1891
  • Echinocactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Poselg. 1853
  • Glandulifera erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Frič 1924
  • Mammillaria erecta Lem. ex Pfeiff. 1837
  • Cactus ceratocentrus (A.Berg) Kuntze 1891
  • Mammillaria ceratocentra A.Berg 1840
  • Mammillaria evanescens C.F.Först. 1846

Coryphantha erecta is a species of Coryphantha found in Mexico.[2]

Description

Coryphantha erecta branches from the base and forms clumps. The cylindrical bright green shoots reach heights of up to 50 centimeters with diameters of 5 to 8 centimeters. The conical warts, which are up to 8 millimeters long, are loosely placed together. The axillae bear white wool and yellow nectar glands. The two, rarely four, yellowish-brown central spines are directed downwards and up to 2 centimeters long. The eight to thirteen golden-brown, up to 1.2 centimeter long, marginal spines are spread out, straight and pimpled.

The short, funnel-shaped, almost wheel-shaped yellow flowers are 5 to 6 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 7.5 centimeters. The cylindrical green fruits reach a length of up to 1.5 centimeters.[3]

Distribution

Coryphantha erecta is common on slopes with limestone gravel in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato and Querétaro.

Taxonomy

The first description as Mammillaria erecta by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer was published in 1837.[4] The specific epithet erecta comes from Latin, means 'upright' and refers to the upright shoots of the plant. Charles Lemaire placed the species in the genus Coryphantha in 1868.[5] Further nomenclature synonyms are Cactus erectus (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze (1891) and Glandulifera erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Frič (1924).

References

  1. ↑ Association), Adrian Lüthy (Swiss Cactus; Association), Reto Dicht (Swiss Cactus; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2009-11-16). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem. — Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs; Anderson, Edward F. (2005). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 151. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ Dietrich, Albert; Otto, Friedrich (1837). "Allgemeine Gartenzeitung". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ↑ Lemaire, C. (1869). Les cactées: histoire, patrie, organes de végétation. Bibliothèque du jardinier (in French). Maison rustique. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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