Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
| Turbinicarpus lophophoroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Turbinicarpus |
| Species: | T. lophophoroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbinicarpus lophophoroides | |
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Turbinicarpus lophophoroides is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to northeastern Mexico.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. It is threatened by illegal collecting, habitat loss and insect parasitism.[1]
The species was first described as Thelocactus lophophoroides by Erich Werdermann in 1934. In 1937 Franz Buxbaum and Curt Backeberg placed the species in genus Turbinicarpus as T. lophophoroides.[3]
References
- ^ a b Smith, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T40981A121558149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40981A121558149.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
Sources
- Smith, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T40981A121558149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40981A121558149.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
- Media related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikispecies