Ferocactus haematacanthus

Ferocactus haematacanthus
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. haematacanthus
Binomial name
	Ferocactus haematacanthus; Bravo ex Backeb. & F.M. Knuth 1936
Synonyms
	Bisnaga haematacantha (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt 1926; Bisnaga pueblensis Doweld 1999; Echinocactus electracanthus var. haematacanthus Monv. ex Salm-Dyck 1850; Echinocactus haematacanthus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Monv. ex F.A.C.Weber 1896; Ferocactus stainesii var. haematacanthus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1961; Echinocactus flavispinus Meinsh. 1858; Echinocactus flexispinus Engelm. 1848; Echinocactus haematacanthus var. crassispinus Engelm. 1859; Echinocactus treculianus Labour. 1853;

Ferocactus haematacanthus is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.^[2]

Description

Ferocactus haematacanthus is a solitary cactus with initially bluish-green, later green stems, growing up to 30-120 cm (47 in) tall and 25-36 cm (14 in) in diameter. The stems have 13-17 ribs and bear reddish thorns. Adult plants have merged areoles. The red spines consist of four central spines measuring 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) long and six to seven marginal spines measuring 2.5 to 3.5 cm (0.98 to 1.38 in) long. The cactus produces funnel-shaped, purple-pink to rose-purple flowers measuring 6-7 cm (2.8 in) in length and diameter, followed by egg-shaped, deep purple fruits that are 2-3.5 cm (1.4 in) long.^[3]

Distribution

This species is native to the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, at elevations above 2200 meters.

Taxonomy

The cactus was first described as Echinocactus electracanthus var. haematacanthus in 1850 by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck.^[4] Its specific epithet "haematacanthus" comes from the Greek words for "blood" and "thorn," referring to its dark red thorns. In 1936, Curt Backeberg and Frederik Marcus Knuth reclassified it into the genus Ferocactus.

References

^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Ferocactus haematacanthus in Tropicos".
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 294. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ Salm-Reifferscheidt, Joseph (1850). Cactæ in Horto Dyckensi cultæ anno 1849 : secundum tribus et genera digestæ, additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione dianostica cactearum doct. Pfeifferi non descriptarum. Bonnæ: Henry & Cohen. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64574.

External links

Media related to Ferocactus haematacanthus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ferocactus haematacanthus at Wikispecies

[IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_2009_p.-1] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[2] "Ferocactus haematacanthus in Tropicos".

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._294-3] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 294. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[Salm-Reifferscheidt_1850_p.-4] Salm-Reifferscheidt, Joseph (1850). Cactæ in Horto Dyckensi cultæ anno 1849 : secundum tribus et genera digestæ, additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione dianostica cactearum doct. Pfeifferi non descriptarum. Bonnæ: Henry & Cohen. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64574.

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