Cochemiea insularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. insularis
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| Cochemiea insularis (H.E.Gates) P.B.Breslin & Majure 2021
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Cochemiea insularis is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]
Description[edit]
Cochemiea insularis typically grows in groups, with flattened, mostly spherical blue-green bodies reaching up to 6 cm in height and 5 cm in diameter. The fleshy roots support conical warts without milky sap, while axillae may be bare or woolly with few bristles. It features a 1 cm long hooked central spine with a brown tip and 20 to 30 needle-like white marginal spines, each up to 0.5 cm long.
Its funnel-shaped flowers, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, are light pink, and its orange-red club-shaped fruits, up to 1 cm in size, contain black seeds.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species is native to the Mexican state of Baja California, inhabiting islands such as Isla Angel de la Guarda, Isla de San Marcos, Isla Piojo, Isla Smith, Isla La Ventana, and the mainland near Bahía de los Ángeles.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Initially described as Mammillaria insularis in 1938 by Howard Elliott Gates, Cochemiea insularis was later reclassified into the genus Cochemiea by Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure in 2021.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2012-02-07). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Cochemiea insularis (H.E.Gates) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 388. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ "Mammillaria insularis". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal 1938-08: Vol 10 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Breslin, Peter B.; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Majure, Lucas C. (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria". TAXON. 70 (2): 308–323. doi:10.1002/tax.12451. ISSN 0040-0262.
External links[edit]
Media related to Cochemiea insularis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cochemiea insularis at Wikispecies
