Ariocarpus scaphirostris
Ariocarpus scaphirostris
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a flowering plant in the genus Ariocarpus from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet scaphirostris derives from the Greek word for skaphe, ship ' and the Latin word for rostrum, beak ' and refers to the shape of the peaks warts. Trivial names are " Orejas de Conejo " and " Orejitas ".
Description
Ariocarpus scaphirostris grows geophytisch with dark green to brown bodies, the diameter of 4 to 9 inches have and of which protrude only the warts from the soil surface. The somewhat triangular in cross-section warts are spreaded, somewhat pointed and more than twice as long as wide. Areoles are missing or are close to the top of the warts.
The magenta -colored flowers reach a diameter of 4 centimeters. The greenish fruits are 9 to 15 millimeters long.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is common in the Mexican state of Nuevo León on schieferigem limestone in a single valley. The first description was in 1930 by Frederick Boedeker. Bödekers original spelling Ariocarpus scapharostrus 1991 corrected by David Richard Hunt, as it is in accordance with Article 61.1 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, an invalid name.
Ariocarpus scaphirostris be listed in Annex I of the CITES Convention. In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as " Endangered ( EN ) ', ie endangered classified.
Ingredients
In ariocarpus scaphirostris were hordenine, N- methyltyramine, N-methyl -3 ,4- dimethoxy- β - phenethylamine and N, N -dimethyl- 3 ,4- dimethoxy- β - phenethylamine detected.