Krainzia tepexicensis

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Krainzia tepexicensis (J.Meyran) Doweld
Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 43. 2000
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria tepexicensis J.Meyran
Cact. Suc. Mex. 36: 62 (fig.). 1991

Krainzia tepexicensis (Mammillaria tepexicensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

Mammillaria tepexicensis J.Meyran

Krainzia tepexicensis (J.Meyran) Doweld
Mammillaria longiflora subs. tepexicensis (J.Meyran) Lüthy

Description: Tiny solitary plant.
Stems: 2-3(-4) cm tall and in diameter, dark green. Axil naked.
Central spines: 4-5 (occasionally up to 8) hooked, flexible, yellowish with darker brown tip, short (approx 4-5 mm long)
Radial spines: About 30 white 5-6 m long.
Flowers: Pink with darker midveins, up to 15 mm accross.
Fruit: 2-4 mm in diameter, dark green, thin walled and firmly set within the tubercles.
Seeds: Black.

Krainzia tepexicensis (Mammillaria tepexicensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Krainzia tepexicensis (Mammillaria tepexicensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

- FO177 Vertical cliffs, North of Tamazulapan, Sierra Mixteca to San Francisco Teopan y Llano Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico. Altitude: 2200m (Mammillaria tepexicensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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