Cochemiea pondii

Cochemiea pondii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Cochemiea
Species:	C. pondii
Binomial name
Cochemiea pondii (Greene) Walton
Synonyms
Cactus pondii(Greene) J.M.Coult. 1894 Mammillaria pondiiGreene 1889

Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico. ^[2]

Description

Cochemiea pondii grows initially as a solitary plant and later forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter. The conically arranged smooth warts have bristled axillae. Of the 4 to 5 central spines, one is always stiff, strongly hooked, whitish with a dark brown tip, and about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. The 20 to 30 slender marginal spines are white or occasionally brownish. The red, crooked flowers are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long, with sometimes protruding stamens. The fruits are red. ^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

Cochemiea pondii is widespread in the Mexican state of Baja California and is found only on Isla de Cedros at elevations from sea level to 200 m (660 ft). Plants are found growing among Agave sebastiana , Echinocereus maritimus , Cochemiea goodridgei , and Ferocactus chrysacanthus . ^[5]

Taxonomy

First described as Mammillaria pondii in 1889 by American botanist Edward Lee Greene, the specific epithet pondii honors US naval officer Charles Fremont Pond. ^[6] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899. ^[7]

References

1. Burquez Montijo, A.; Felger, R.S. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Mammillaria pondii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T152949A121554126. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152949A121554126.en .
2. "Cochemiea pondii (Greene) Walton". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
3. Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 403. ISBN   978-3-8001-5964-2.
4. Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae: descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
5. "Cochemiea pondii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-14.  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
6. "Pittonia : Greene, Edward Lee, 1843-1915 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
7. "The Cactus journal : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

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