Cochemiea setispina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. setispina
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| Cochemiea setispina (J.M.Coult.) Walton 1899
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Cochemiea setispina is a species of cactus in the genus Cochemiea commonly known as the mountain cochemiea. It is endemic to the mountains of the central part of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Cochemiea setispina has a gray-green stems that sprouts from the base to form larger clusters. Each shoot is up to 30 cm (12 in) long and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) in diameter, with conical warts and woolly axillae. It has 1 to 4 central spines that are 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) long and 10 to 12 flexible, whitish radial spines with dark tips. The zygomorphic flowers are 5 to 6 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) in size and scarlet red, with prominently protruding stamens. The dark red fruits are about 2 cm (0.79 in) long, and the seeds are black.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Cochemiea setispina is endemic to the mountainous central region of the Baja California Peninsula, split between its two states. It occurs in the Sierra de San Borja, the Sierra La Asamblea, and Isla Ángel de la Guarda in southern Baja California, and in the Sierra de San Francisco and Sierra de Guadalupe of northern Baja California Sur.[1] It is found growing on the slope of granite mountains along with Echinocereus ferreirianus, Echinocereus sanborgianus, Mammillaria dioica and Ferocactus peninsulae.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described as Cactus setispinus in 1894 by John Merle Coulter, the specific epithet setispinus derives from the Latin words "seta" (bristly) and "-spinus" (thorny), referring to the slender marginal thorns.[5] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 100 – via San Diego Plant Atlas.
- ^ "Cochemiea setispina (J.M.Coult.) Walton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 409. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ "Cochemiea setispina". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- ^ States., United (1892). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. v.3 (1892-1896). Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "The Cactus journal : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
External links
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Data related to Cochemiea setispina at Wikispecies
