Thelocactus buekii

Thelocactus buekii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Thelocactus
Species:	T. buekii
Binomial name
	Thelocactus buekii; (E.Klein bis) Britton & Rose 1923
Synonyms
	Echinocactus buekii E.Klein bis 1859; Thelocactus tulensis var. buekii (E.Klein bis) E.F.Anderson 1987; Thelocactus tulensis subsp. buekii (E.Klein bis) N.P.Taylor 1998;

Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.

Description

Thelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.^[2]

Distribution

Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.^[3]^[2]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1859 as Echinocactus buekii by Eduard Petrowitsch Klein. The plant was named after German botanist Johannes Nicolaus Buek.^[4]

References

^ SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-18). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
^ ^a ^b "Thelocactus buekii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
^ Mosco, Alessandro; Zanovello, Carlo (2002). "An introduction to the genus Thelocactus" (PDF). Cactus & Co. 1 (6). Cactus & Co.: 144–171.
^ Britton, N.L.; Rose, J.N. (1923). The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

External links

Data related to Thelocactus buekii at Wikispecies

[g374-1] SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-18). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[y262-2] "Thelocactus buekii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

[tcact-3] Mosco, Alessandro; Zanovello, Carlo (2002). "An introduction to the genus Thelocactus" (PDF). Cactus & Co. 1 (6). Cactus & Co.: 144–171.

[t126-4] Britton, N.L.; Rose, J.N. (1923). The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

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