Mammillaria microhelia (Mammillaria microhelia)
Description
Mammillaria microhelia is one is a biznaga of the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The word Mammillaria comes from the Latin mamila , nipple or teta and aria , which has, carries, that is to say: 'that carries mammals', referring to the tubers. It is a cactus that has simple growth or branches. It is cylindrical in shape, up to 15 cm in height and 3.5 to 4.5 cm in diameter. The protuberances of the stem (tubers) are conical, green and have watery juice, the space between them (armpits) has wool. The sites where the spines develop are called areolas , in this species they have ovate shape, with more or less 50 spines, up to 8 of them are located in the center of the areola (central) and are reddish and longer that the yellow thorns of the shore (radial). The flowers are small and funnel-shaped, measuring 12 to 16 mm in length and are greenish-yellow or purple-pink. The fruitsin the form of chilitos, they are whitish, yellowish or pink and the seeds are brown. It is pollinated by insects and dispersed by seeds
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: Mammillaria
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