Echinocereus maritimus

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Echinocereus maritimus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. maritimus
Binomial name
Echinocereus maritimus
Synonyms
  • Cereus maritimusM.E.Jones 1883
  • Cereus flaviflorusEngelm. ex J.M.Coult. 1896
  • Echinocereus flaviflorus(Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Hildm. 1898
  • Echinocereus hancockiiE.Y.Dawson 1949
  • Echinocereus maritimus subsp. hancockii(E.Y.Dawson) W.Blum & Rutow 1998
  • Echinocereus maritimus var. hancockii(E.Y.Dawson) N.P.Taylor 1985
  • Echinocereus orcuttiiRose ex Orcutt 1926

Echinocereus maritimus is a species of cactus native to Mexico. [2]

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Description

Echinocereus maritimus is a cactus that forms cushions with up to 300 shoots, growing to 40 cm (16 in) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The light to dark green, cylindrical shoots are 5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in) long and 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter, with eight to twelve sharp ribs. Initially bright red, the spines turn dirty yellow or gray over time. The seven to ten central spines are flattened, angular, and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) long, while the radial spines are 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.59 to 0.98 in) long.

The bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers appear below the shoot tips, growing up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and wide. The spherical, thorny fruits start green and turn red as they mature. [3]

Distribution

Echinocereus maritimus is native to the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and nearby islands growing in coastal desert scrub at elevations between 0 to 50 meters. Plants are found growing along with Euphorbia misera , Agave sebastiana , Bergerocactus emoryi , Lophocereus schottii , Myrtillocactus cochal , Ferocactus fordii , Cylindropuntia prolifera , Cochemiea pondii , Mammillaria brandegeei , and Cochemiea hutchisoniana subsp. louisae . [4]

Taxonomy

First described as Cereus maritimus by Marcus Eugene Jones in 1883, the species was reclassified by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897. [5] The name "maritimus," meaning "relating to the sea," reflects its preferred coastal habitat. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2012-02-06). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Echinocereus maritimus (M.E.Jones) K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 200. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Echinocereus maritimus". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-29. Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ↑ "Botany". The American Naturalist. 17 (9). [University of Chicago Press, American Society of Naturalists]: 970–975. 1883. doi:10.1086/273471. ISSN   0003-0147. JSTOR   2450803 . Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  6. ↑ Schumann, Karl Moritz; Hirscht, Karl. (1899). Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen (Monographia cactacearum) /von Karl Schumann. Neudamm [Dębno, Poland?]: J. Neumann. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10394.
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