Mammilloydia
Mammilloydia candida
Mammilloydia candida is the only species of the monotypic genus Mammilloydia in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The botanical name is a combination of the generic name Mammillaria and Neolloydia. The epithet of the species derives from the Latin adjective " candida " for snow white and refers to the distinctive white spines of the plants.
Description
Mammilloydia candida grows singly or forming cushion. The pressed spherical to elongated, blue green shoots are densely covered with white spines. You can reach centimeters stature heights of up to 30 centimeters in diameters ranging from 6 to 14. The non- ridged warts are broad cylindrical and blunt. In the axillae sit 4-7 white bristles. The numerous spines sitting in several rows. The 8 to 12 central spines are white with a pink top and up to 10 millimeters long. The no less than 120 spines are white, spread and up to 15 millimeters long.
The individually from the base of the warts appearing flowers are pink or white with greenish red center stripe and have a diameter of 2 to 3 centimeters. Your Perikarpell and the corolla tube are bald.
The red to pink to white, juicy, not aufreißenden fruits are ovoid, 7-14 mm long and contain black, not warty seeds of 1 millimeter in diameter. The Perisperm missing.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Mammilloydia candida is common in the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas.
The first description as Mammillaria candida was made in 1838 by Michael Joseph François Scheid hamlet. Franz Buxbaum presented on the basis of comparison with the other Mammillaren unique morphology of the seeds for her own genus Mammilloydia on.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.