Mammillaria gasseriana

Mammillaria gasseriana
Mammillaria gasseriana

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
Species: Mammillaria gasseriana

Name edit

Mammillaria gasseriana Boed., 1927

Note edit

The specific epithet honors the cactus collector and importer Jakob Gasser (1870–1932), whose extensive collection formed the basis of the Zurich Succulent Collection.

Synonyms edit

  • Chilita gasseriana (Boed.) Buxb.
  • Ebnerella gasseriana (Boed.) Buxb.
  • Mammillaria chica Repp.
  • Mammillaria lasiacantha var. gasseriana (Boed.) Rogoz. & Plein
  • Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. viescensis (Rogoz. & Appenz.) Rogoz. & Plein
  • Mammillaria viescensis Rogoz. & Appenz.

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

español: Biznaguita
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