Mammillaria carmenae

Mammillaria carmenae
Mammillaria carmenae

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Mammillaria
Subgenus: M. subg. Mammillaria
Sectio: M. sect. Cylindricothelae
Series: M. ser. Lasiacanthae
Species: Mammillaria carmenae

Name edit

  • Mammillaria carmenae Castañeda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 24(2): 233–235, f. 1–2. 1953.

Note edit

The specific epithet honors Carmen González Castañeda, wife of the engineer and cactus enthusiast Marcelino Castañeda.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Escobariopsis carmenae (Castaneda) Doweld, Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 40 (2000).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Isla Carmen pincushion cactus
русский: Маммиллярия Кармен
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