Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Turbinicarpus alonsoi

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: Turbinicarpus
Subgenus: T. subg. Turbinicarpus
Sectio: T. sect. Turbinicarpus
Species: Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Name

Turbinicarpus alonsoi Glass & S.Arias, Kakteen And. Sukk. 47(2): 26, fig. (1996).

Note

The specific epithet honors the Mexican explorer Alonso Garcia Luna.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pediocactus alonsoi (Glass & S.Arias) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 22 (1998).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Glass, C.E. & Arias Montes, S. (1996) Kakteen And. Sukk. 47 (2): 26, fig.

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. 
• Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
• Halda, J.J. (1998) Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5 (1): 22.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Turbinicarpus alonsoi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Turbinicarpus alonsoi. Published online. Accessed: Mar 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Turbinicarpus alonsoi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Turbinicarpus alonsoi. 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 29. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Turbinicarpus alonsoi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• IUCN: Turbinicarpus alonsoi Glass & S.Arias  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

español: Biznaguita
svenska: Grågrön småkaktus

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