Mammillaria carnea

Mammillaria carnea
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. carnea
Binomial name
	Mammillaria carnea; Zucc, Pfeiff, 1837
Synonyms
	Cactus carneus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze 1891; Mammillaria villifera var. carnea (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck 1850; Neomammillaria carnea (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose 1923; Cactus aeruginosus (Scheidw.) Kuntze 1891; Cactus pallescens (Scheidw.) Kuntze 1891; Cactus subtetragonus (A.Dietr.) Kuntze 1891; Cactus villifer (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze 1891; Mammillaria aeruginosa Scheidw. 1840; Mammillaria carnea var. aeruginosa (Scheidw.) Gürke 1905; Mammillaria carnea var. cirrosa (Salm-Dyck) Gürke 1905; Mammillaria carnea var. robustispina R.T.Craig 1945; Mammillaria carnea var. subtetragona (A.Dietr.) Backeb. 1961; Mammillaria carnea var. villifera (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Gürke 1905; Mammillaria pallescens Scheidw. 1841; Mammillaria subtetragona A.Dietr. 1840; Mammillaria villifera Otto ex Pfeiff. 1837; Mammillaria villifera var. aeruginosa (Scheidw.) Salm-Dyck 1850; Mammillaria villifera var. cirrosa Salm-Dyck 1850; Neomammillaria carnea var. cirrosa (Salm-Dyck) Y.Itô 1981; Neomammillaria villifera (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose 1923;

Mammillaria carnea is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae.^[2]^[3]

Description[edit]

Mammillaria carnea grows solitary and in clusters up to 20 centimeters tall and 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, transitioning from spherical to cylindrical in shape. The plant has firm, angular warts that contain milky sap. It features four stiff, pink-brown central spines with black tips, measuring 0.8 to 2 centimeters long. Radial spines are either absent or appear as bristles.

The plant produces funnel-shaped, light pink flowers that are 1.5 to 2 centimeters long and 1.2 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. Its red fruits contain brown seeds.^[4]

Distribution[edit]

Mammillaria carnea is native to the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca growing on plains and slopes of the deciduous forest at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.^[5]

Plants near Calipan, Puebla
Plants growing near Zapotitlan De Las Salinas, Puebla
Plants growing near Tomellin, Oaxaca

Taxonomy[edit]

First described in 1837 by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer, the specific epithet "carnea" means 'flesh-colored.'^[6]

References[edit]

^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ Torres-Cortés, G.; Millán, V.; Fernández-González, A. J.; Aguirre-Garrido, J. F.; Ramírez-Saad, H. C.; Fernández-López, M.; Toro, N.; Martínez-Abarca, F. (2012-08-01). "Bacterial community in the rhizosphere of the cactus species Mammillaria carnea during dry and rainy seasons assessed by deep sequencing". Plant and Soil. 357 (1): 275–288. doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1152-4. ISSN 1573-5036.
^ "Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 374. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
^ "Mammillaria carnea". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.

External links[edit]

Media related to Mammillaria carnea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mammillaria carnea at Wikispecies

[e752-1] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[2] Torres-Cortés, G.; Millán, V.; Fernández-González, A. J.; Aguirre-Garrido, J. F.; Ramírez-Saad, H. C.; Fernández-López, M.; Toro, N.; Martínez-Abarca, F. (2012-08-01). "Bacterial community in the rhizosphere of the cactus species Mammillaria carnea during dry and rainy seasons assessed by deep sequencing". Plant and Soil. 357 (1): 275–288. doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1152-4. ISSN 1573-5036.

[3] "Mammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

[y0011-4] Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 374. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.

[e531-5] "Mammillaria carnea". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[w170-6] Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.

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