Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
CITES Appendix I[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species:
T. lophophoroides
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
Synonyms[3]
  • Neolloydia lophophoroides (Werderm.) E.F.Anderson
  • Pediocactus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Halda
  • Strombocactus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Backeb. (1935) (basionym)
  • Thelocactus lophophoroides Werderm.
  • Toumeya lophophoroides (Werderm.) W.T.Marshall

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

Sources

  • Media related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikispecies