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Mammillaria theresae (Mammillaria theresae)

Description

Mammillaria theresae is a plant of the genus Mammillaria in the cactus family(Cactaceae). The epithet of Art honors the US-American Therese Bock, the wife of cacti collector John Bock from Sharon the discoverer of the species. Mammillaria theresae usually grows individually and rarely branched. The spherical to cylindrical, olive green shoots reach a stature height of 4 centimeters and a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters and go into a strong taproot. Between the cylindrical warts are the little-wanted axillae A central spine is not formed. The translucent white to yellowish white, about 22 to 30 marginal spines are springy and up to 2 millimeters long. The funnel-like and purplish-purple flowers have a length of 3.5 to 4.5 centimeters and a diameter of 3 centimeters. The culled fruits are embedded in the plant body and up to 10 millimeters long. They contain black seeds.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Mammillaria