Coryphantha elephantidens

Coryphantha elephantidens

Coryphantha elephantidens

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• 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

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Coryphantha elephantidens in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coryphantha elephantidens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coryphantha elephantidens. Published online. Accessed: Mar 11 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coryphantha elephantidens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Coryphantha elephantidens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 11. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coryphantha elephantidens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Starry Ball Cactus

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