Thelocactus buekii explained

Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.

Description

Thelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.^[1]

Distribution

Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.^{[2] [1]}

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1859 as Echinocactus buekii by Eduard Petrowitsch Klein. The plant was named after German botanist Johannes Nicolaus Buek.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thelocactus buekii . LLIFLE . 2013-08-04 . . 2024-09-30.
2. Mosco . Alessandro . Zanovello . Carlo . An introduction to the genus Thelocactus . Cactus & Co . Cactus & Co.. 1 . 6 . 2002 . 144–171.
3. Book: Britton, N.L. . Rose . J.N. . The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family . Carnegie Institution of Washington . Carnegie Institution of Washington publication . v. 4 . 1923 . 2024-09-30 . 8.