Neobuxbaumia
Neobuxbaumia polylopha
Neobuxbaumia is a genus of flowering plants of the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The botanical name of the genus honors the Austrian botanist Franz Buxbaum. The addition of " Neo " was necessary because the name was already taken Buxbaumia to a genus of mosses.
Description
The species of the genus Neobuxbaumia grow tree-like, branched or unbranched, have a well-defined strain of up to 30 centimeters in diameter and reach stature heights of up to 15 meters. The strong, cylindrical, gray-green shoots have numerous low ribs and tight -fitting areoles. The spines are rigid or flexible.
The small cylindrical to bell-shaped flowers are white or pink and open day. Your flower cup and the flower tube have fairly large hump on, have small fleshy scales and are occupied in the heyday glabrous or with a few bristles.
The egg-shaped fruits are thorny, crack perpendicular to and have a perennial flower rest. They contain a white, dry pulp. The seeds contained therein are light or dark brown and shiny.
Systematics and distribution
The species of the genus Neobuxbaumia are common in eastern and southern Mexico.
The first description of the genus was made in 1938 by Curt Backeberg. The type species of the genus is Neobuxbaumia tetetzo. Belong to the genus of the following types:
- Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides
- Neobuxbaumia laui
- Neobuxbaumia macrocephala
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis
- Neobuxbaumia multiareolata
- Neobuxbaumia polylopha
- Neobuxbaumia scoparia
- Neobuxbaumia squamulosa
- Neobuxbaumia tetetzo