Coryphantha (G. Engelmann) Lemaire (1868)
(greek koryphe = top, tuft, greek anthos = flower)
tuft flowering
globular or elongated, few clumping, tubercles with furrow
spines strong, often curved
flowers central, most yellow, also with red center or white and red
fruits greenish, bare; seeds brownish |
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Distribution |
British Columbia, south Canada, USA to south Mexico
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sun, breezy and warm location
this genus ist sensitive to moisture, therefore rarly pour and root neck keep dry
during flower period slightly more moisture, buds can dry up
in mid summer short dry period on sunny location
this genus is very advisable for cultivation in a cold frame or a greenhouse |
Winter period |
dry and light at 4–12°C (39–53°F) |
Substrat |
mineral with the addition of clay, root neck between cravel or crushed pumice |
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| Coryphantha calipensis H. Bravo (1964) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Puebla - at Calipan, Tehuacan
in about 6562 ft (2000 m) altitude
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Description |
named after origin
pine cone shaped, 3.5 in (9 cm) high, 2–3.1 in (5–8 cm) Ø, also forming clusters, blue- to oliv-green
crown and axils with wool
tubercles 1.2 in (3 cm) long, conical, with deep furrow
areoles 2 mm
Ø, circular
10–13 radial spines, 0.4–0.6 in (1–1.5 cm) long, longer at the upper part of the areoles, straight
1 central spine, longer, somewhat curved, at the base almost black, tip is yellowish
flowers over 2.4 in (6 cm)
Ø, yellow, stamens red, stilus with 8 yellow-green stigma
seeds brown
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Synonyms |
Coryphantha pycnacantha var. calipensis (H. Bravo) U. Guzmán (1997) (nom. inval.)
Coryphantha pallida ssp. calipensis (M. J. Scheidweiler) Britton & Rose (1923)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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