Mammillaria moelleriana Boed.
First published in Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 213 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Durango, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas). It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Northeast
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Chilita moelleriana (Boed.) Buxb. in Sukkulentenkunde 5: 19 (1954)
- Ebnerella moelleriana (Boed.) Buxb. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 89 (1951)
- Escobariopsis moelleriana (Boed.) Doweld in Tsukkulenty 3: 41 (2000)
- Neomammillaria moelleriana (Boed.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1678 (1926)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Mammillaria cowperae Shurly in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 21: 58 (1959)
- Neomammillaria cowperae (Shurly) Y.Itô in Cactaceae: 596 (1981), without basionym ref.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria. Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria. Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| s.coll. [D 3131], Mexico | Mammillaria cowperae | K000062921 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0