ChrisDavies
Number of posts : 576 Age : 81 Location : Chinnor, UK Registration date : 2008-07-15
| Subject: Mammillaria saboae ssp. roczekii ( Rischer & Krüger ) Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:46 pm | |
| First description by Rischer & Krüger - MafM 27(2): 50 - 58 2003 Body: Plants solitary, rarely clustering from base, flattened globose, oblong, to 10 - 15 mm long and to 35 mm wide. Roots: Taproot, 15 - 50 mm long and 35 mm in diameter. Sap: Without latex Tubercule: Conical, dark green, widely separated, rounded at the top, somewhat soft, 5 mm wide, 7 - 9 mm long. Axil: With some short bristles Radial spine: 19 - 25, mostly 24, glassy white, interlacing, smooth, 3 - 4 mm long. Central spine: Absent. Flower: Funnelform, violet-pink, 35 - 50 mm long, 30 - 40 mm wide, stigmas yellow. Fruit: Ripens in the body, brownish, 4 - 5 mm wide and long. Seed: Black, 1,2 mm long and 1 mm wide. Habitat Substrate: Volcanic rocks with sandy humus soil. Geographic Distribution: Durango, Mexico - near Canatlan. Bibliography: MafM 27(2): 50 - 58 (2003) _________________ Chris admin
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