Coryphantha retusa

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Coryphantha retusa
Coryphantha retusa

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: Coryphantha
Subgenus: C. subg. Coryphantha
Sectio: C. sect. Coryphantha
Series: C. ser. Retusae
Species: Coryphantha retusa

Name edit

Coryphantha retusa (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose,

Synonyms edit

  • Cactus retusus (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
  • Coryphantha melleospina Bravo
  • Coryphantha retusa var. melleospina (Bravo) Bravo
  • Coryphantha retusa var. pallidispina Backeb.
  • Mammillaria retusa Pfeiff.
  • Melocactus cephalophora Salm-Dyck
  • Melocactus mammillariiformis Salm-Dyck

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest

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

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Vernacular names edit

español: biznaga partida mocha
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