Pelecyphora cubensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Cuba.
Description
Pelecyphora cubensis grows solitary and remains small. The spherical to depressed spherical shoots reach heights of 1 to 3 centimeters and diameters of 2 to 3 centimeters. Their 6 to 7 millimeters long warts are only furrowed along half their length. Central spines are usually not present. The ten to 15 white, finely downy marginal spines are radiating. They are 3 to 4 millimeters long.
The flowers are light yellowish green. They are 1.6 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 1.2 to 1.6 centimeters. The red fruits are shorter than 10 millimeters.
Distribution
Pelecyphora cubensis is found in the Holguín province of Cuba.[2]
Taxonomy
The first description as Coryphantha cubensis by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1912.[3] The specific epithet cubensis refers to the occurrence of the species in Cuba. David Richard Hunt placed the species in the genus Escobaria in 1978.[4] David Aquino & Daniel Sánchez moved the species to Pelecyphora based on phylogenetic studies in 2022.[5]Nomenclature synonyms include Neobesseya cubensis (Britton & Rose) Hester (1941) and Neolloydia cubensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb. (1942).
References
^Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG; Nacional, Duniel Barrios (Jardín Botánico; Habana, Universidad de La (2011-07-27). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
^Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 273. ISBN3-8001-4573-1.
^Bonisteel, William J.; Broadhurst, Jean; Clum, Harold Haydn; Hastings, George T.; Howe, Marshall A.; Taylor, Norman; Club., Torrey Botanical (1912). "Torreya". Torrey Botanical Club. ISSN0096-3844. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
