Coryphantha elephantidens

Coryphantha elephantidens
Coryphantha elephantidens

Taxonavigation

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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: Coryphantha
Subgenus: C. subg. Coryphantha
Sectio: C. sect. Coryphantha
Series: C. ser. Retusae
Species: Coryphantha elephantidens
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. bumamma – C. e. subsp. elephantidens – C. e. subsp. greenwoodii

Name

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Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem., Cactées 35. (1868)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Mammillaria elephantidens Lem., Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 1. 1838 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Homotypic
    • Echinocactus elephantidens (Lem.) Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 102. 1853 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Cactus elephantidens (Lem.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Heterotypic
    • Mammillaria cornimamma N.E.Br. in Gard. Chron. III 1887(2): 186. 1887 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Mammillaria elephantidens var. bumamma K.Schum., Keys Monogr. Cact.: 43. 1903 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Coryphantha elephantidens var. barciae L.Bremer in Cact. Suc. Mex. 22: 65. 1977 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
 
Coryphantha elephantidens
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

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

References

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Primary references

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  • Lemaire, C.A. 1838. Cactearum aliquot novarum ac insuetarum in Horto monvilliano cultarum accurata descriptio, fasc. 1. Online.
  • Lemaire, C.A. 1868. Les cactées : histoire, patrie, organes de végétation, inflorescence, culture, etc. p.35. Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique, Paris.

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Starry Ball Cactus
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