Coryphantha compacta (Coryphantha compacta)
Description
Coryphantha compacta is a species in the genus Coryphantha from the family of cactus (Cactaceae). The specific epithet compacta comes from the Latin meaning, solid, squat 'and describes the spines of the art. Coryphantha compacta grows mostly solitary with spherical light green to dark green shoots which reach diameters of 5 to 9 centimeters growth heights of 2 to 6 centimeters. The up to 8 mm long warts are close together. The single middle spine , which can also be missing, is strong, hooked and up to 2 inches long. He is yellowish with a darker tip. The 11 to 16 white to yellow, 1 to 2 centimeters long spines are stiff, are on the drive surface and are interwoven. The yellow flowers are up to 2 inches long and reach the same diameter. The fruits are egg-shaped. Coryphantha compacta is distributed in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango . The first description as Mammillaria compacta was made in 1848 by George Engelmann . Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose they made in 1923 in the genus Coryphantha . Synonyms are Cactus compactus (Engelm.) Kuntze , Coryphantha palmeri Britton & Rose and Coryphantha heyei . Frič . In the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species the species is referred to as " Least Concern (LC) ", i. H. as not endangered.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Coryphantha
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