Mammillaria albilanata

Mammillaria albilanata in habitat.......



Mammillaria albilanata WTH 698
WTH 698 - On hills along the road from Teloloapan to Iguala - Guerrero - Mexico





Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands

Mammillaria albilanata WTH 704
WTH 704 - A vertical cliff, near the beginning of the road to San Miguel Tecuixiapan - Guerrero - Mexico





Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands

Mammillaria albilanata WTH 1020
WTH 1020 - On cliffs beside tha MEX-93, a little west of Petatlan - Guerrero - Mexico





Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands

Mammillaria albilanata WTH 1021
WTH 1021 - Along the road above the barranca of the Rio Los Sabinos - Guerrero - Mexico






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Rock overgrown by tree, Rio Los Sabinos
Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands






Mammillaria albilanata in tree, Rio Los Sabinos
Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands

No.2 Mammillaria albilanata
This charismatic species was described by Curt Backeberg in 1939 (Kakteenkunde 47, 1939) and, because of the disrupting effects of World War II, it did not come into general cultivation until more than a decade later. Since then it has been a firm favourite with Mammillaria enthusiasts although, perhaps, it is not as widely grown by other cactus enthusiasts as
might have been anticipated., in view of their predilection for plants with white spines and wool.
It is normally solitary, globose when young and becoming short cylindrical with age. It is unlikely to to outgrow a five inch container. There are two to four central spines, a mere 3mm. or so in length, white or cream tipped brown and about a dozen and a half finer chalky white radial spines, also about 3mm. in length. Both types of spines are almost totally obscured on the upper part of the plant by copious coarse white wool in the axils, which is so evident in the accompanying illustration. The effect of this is reinforced by white wool in the areoles.
This pristine whiteness forms the perfect background for the carmine flowers. These are quite small, as is expected of a member of the Series Elegantes (or Supertextae using the Hunt classification) but, nevertheless, they stand out boldly. This plant needs to be grown in a very bright position in order to induce flowering and, even then, it is unusual to obtain a complete ring of blooms. Nevertheless, it is
deserving of a place in every collection because it is attractive at all times of the year. It presents no problems in cultivation and grows readily, albeit a little lowly, from seed. Some gowers aver that it benefits from a little gypsum in the compost, in keeping with many other white spined Mammillaria species.
From "The Journal of the Mammillaria Society".




Mammillaria albilanata

Mammillaria albilanata 
Totolapa - Oaxaca - Mexico
From Walter Hellinx colection - Duffel - Belgium

Mammillaria albilanata
Zapilote Canyon - Guerrero - Mexico

Mammillaria albilanata ROG 289
ROG 289 - Al Tampirano - Guerrero - Mexico






Mammillaria albilanata ROG 289
ROG 289 - Al Tampirano - Guerrero - Mexico

Mammillaria albilanata HO 293
HO 293 - Yosonda - Oaxaca - Mexico

Mammillaria albilanata
Guerrero - Mexico
from "Giuse" Giuseppe Ruini collection - Rubiera

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. oaxacana SB 578
SB 578 - Mitla - Oaxaca - Mexico

















Mammillaria albilanata ssp. oxacana
La Carbonera - Oaxaca - Messico

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. oaxacana TL 205
TL 205 - M. aff. Juxtlahuaca - San Miguel Tlacotepec Oax.
Delandmo in this forum 29.12.2013 about TL 205 ....
"Mammillaria juxtlahuacensis is a var. of m. lanigera which has subsequently been lumped into M. albilanata ssp. oaxacana by Hunt. Mark Masterson's plant naming in "Mammillaria Reference Collection" is more up to date, whereas Linzen prefers the older name. They are all the same."
TL 205 is in this gallery also like Mammillaria juxtlahuacensis

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. oaxacana REP 876
REP 876 - Juxtlahuaca - Oaxaca - Mexico
from "Ento" Ennio Toso collection - Savona
The plant is present in this gallery like M. lanigera var. juxtlahuacensis and M. juxtlahuacensis

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. reppenhagenii ML 297
ML 297 - Cerro Barrigon, El Tecuan , Pueblo Nuevo, 900m - Colima - Mexico
from "Ento" Ennio Toso collection - Savona

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. reppenhagenii ML 297
ML 297 - Cerro Barrigon, El Tecuan , Pueblo Nuevo, 900m - Colima - Mexico





Mammillaria albilanata ssp. reppenhagenii ML 297
ML 297 - Cerro Barrigon, El Tecuan , Pueblo Nuevo, 900m - Colima - Mexico
Potograph in habitat by the collector from Mammillarias.net





Mammillaria albilanata ssp. reppenhagenii

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. tegelbergiana WOLF 177
WOLF 177 - S.E. San Cristobal de las Casas - Chiapas - Mexico










Mammillaria albilanata ssp. tegelbergiana WOLF 177
WOLF 177 - S.E. San Cristobal de las Casas - Chiapas - Mexico

Mammillaria albilanata ssp tegelbergiana REP 961
REP 961 - Ocozocuautla, 750m - Chiapas - Mexico















Mammillaria albilanata ssp tegelbergiana REP 961
REP 961 - Ocozocuautla, 750m - Chiapas - Mexico
From Chris Davies collection - Amersham - U.K.





Mammillaria albilanata ssp tegelbergiana REP 961
REP 961 - Ocozocuautla, 750m - Chiapas - Mexico
From "UK Mammillaria Reference Collection"





Mammillaria albilanata ssp tegelbergiana REP 961
REP 961 - Golden spines - Ocozocuautla, 750m - Chiapas - Mexico
From "UK Mammillaria Reference Collection"





Mammillaria albilanata ssp tegelbergiana REP 961
REP 961 - Red-brown spines - Ocozocuautla, 750m - Chiapas - Mexico
From "UK Mammillaria Reference Collection"

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. tegelbergiana

Mammillaria albilanata ssp. tegelbergiana
no data
From "Ento" Ennio Toso collection - Savona