Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species:
T. schmiedickeanus
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
(Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Subspecies

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Subspecies

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As of March 2022, Plants of the World Online accepts the following subspecies, many of which have been treated as separate species:[3]

  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. andersonii Mosco
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. bonatzii (Gerhart Frank) Panar., syn. Turbinicarpus bonatzii Gerhart Frank[4]
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. flaviflorus (Gerhart Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. jauernigii (G.Frank) D.R.Hunt, syn. Turbinicarpus jauernigii Gerhart Frank[5]
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. rioverdensis (Gerhart Frank) Zachar, syn. Turbinicarpus rioverdensis Gerhart Frank[6]
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. rubriflorus (Gerhart Frank) Panar.
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. sanchezii-mejoradae García-Mor., Gonz.-Bot. & Vargas-Vázq.
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schmiedickeanus
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor

Distribution

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It is endemic to Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas states of northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Fitz Maurice, B.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Sotomayor, M.; Smith, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40989A121558503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40989A121558503.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ "Turbinicarpus bonatzii Gerhart Frank". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ "Turbinicarpus jauernigii Gerhart Frank". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ^ "Turbinicarpus rioverdensis Gerhart Frank". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
 
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii
 
Detail of flower
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