Cochemiea pondii explained

Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]

Description

Cochemiea pondii grows initially as a solitary plant and later forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots can reach in length and in diameter. The conically arranged smooth warts have bristled axillae. Of the 4 to 5 central spines, one is always stiff, strongly hooked, whitish with a dark brown tip, and about long. The 20 to 30 slender marginal spines are white or occasionally brownish. The red, crooked flowers are up to long, with sometimes protruding stamens. The fruits are red.[2] [3]

Distribution

Cochemiea pondii is widespread in the Mexican state of Baja California and is found only on Isla de Cedros at elevations from sea level to . Plants are found growing among Agave sebastiana, Echinocereus maritimus, Cochemiea goodridgei, and Ferocactus chrysacanthus.[4]

Taxonomy

First described as Mammillaria pondii in 1889 by American botanist Edward Lee Greene, the specific epithet pondii honors US naval officer Charles Fremont Pond.[5] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea in 1899.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Cochemiea pondii (Greene) Walton . 62440-2 . 2024-06-13.
  2. Book: Anderson, Edward F. . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon . Ulmer . Stuttgart (Hohenheim) . 2011 . 978-3-8001-5964-2 . de . 403.
  3. Book: Britton, Nathaniel Lord . Eaton . Mary E. . Rose . J. N. . Wood . Helen Adelaide . The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family . Carnegie Institution of Washington . Washington . 1919 . 10.5962/bhl.title.46288 .
  4. Web site: Cochemiea pondii . LLIFLE . 2013-08-04 . . 2024-06-14.
  5. Web site: Pittonia : Greene, Edward Lee, 1843-1915 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive . Internet Archive . 2023-03-25 . 2024-06-14.
  6. Web site: The Cactus journal : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive . Internet Archive . 2023-03-25 . 2024-06-14.