Mammillaria mammillaris

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: Mammillaria
Subgenus: M. subg. Mammillaria
Sectio: M. sect. Mammillaria
Series: M. ser. Mammillaria
Species: Mammillaria mammillaris

Name

Mammillaria mammillaris (L.) H.Karst., Deut. Fl. 888. 1882.

Synonyms

Cactus mammillaris L., Sp. Pl.: 466. 1753 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Neomammillaria mammillaris (L.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 70–71, f. 64. 1923 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Cactus mammillaris var. prolifer Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 150. 1789 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Cactus mammillaris var. glaber DC., Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 111. 1803 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Cactus mammillaris var. lanuginosus DC., Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 111. 1803 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Mammillaria simplex Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 177. 1812, nom. cons., syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Mammillaria conica Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 71. 1819 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Cactus conicus (Haw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 259. 1891 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Mammillaria parvimamma Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 72. 1819 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
Mammillaria simplex var. parvimamma (Haw.) Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 98. 1839 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Cactus parvimamma (Haw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 259. 1891 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Neomammillaria parvimamma (Haw.) Y.Itô, Cactaceae: 621. 1981 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
Cactus parvimammus (Haw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 259. 1891 syn. sec. The Plant List v. 1.1 2013 [non Cactus parvimamma (Haw.) Kuntze 1891]
- Cactus microthele Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 2: 494. 1825 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Mammillaria simplex Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 553. 1840 syn. sec. Tropicos
- Mammillaria obvallata Otto in Allg. Gartenzeitung 14: 308. 1846 syn. sec. Tropicos
Cactus obvallatus (Otto) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Mammillaria caracassana Otto ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 14. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Mammillaria fuliginosa Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 10. 1850 syn. sec. Tropicos
- Mammillaria micrantha Hort. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 335. 1885 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Mammillaria microthele Monv. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 335. 1885 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1923
- Mammillaria pseudosimplex W.Haage & Backeb. in Backeberg, Cactaceae 6 6: 3888. 1962 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
- Mammillaria simplex var. albidispina Backeb., Kakteenlex.: 259. 1966 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Karsten, G.H. (1882) Deutsche Flora. Pharmaceutisch-medicinische Botanik. Ein Grundriss der systematischen Botanik zum Selbststudium für Aerzte, Apotheker und Botaniker 888.

Additional references

Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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. Mammillaria mammillaris in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mammillaria mammillaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mammillaria mammillaris. Published online. Accessed: Mar 19 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Mammillaria mammillaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Mammillaria mammillaris. 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 19. Reference page.
Mammillarias.net (2003-2007). Accessed: 2016 Mar 14.

Vernacular names

English: woolly nipple cactus