Toumeya pseudomacrochele
Cactus (Paris) No. 4, 5 (1946), sphalm. pseudomacrohele; cf. Gray Herb. CardCat.; et in Cact. & Succ. Journ. Amer. xix. 77 (1947). [as pseudomacrohele].
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Toumeya pseudomacrochele
Author
(Backeb.) W.T.Marshall
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] is a minuscule solitary (usually) or slowly clumping cactus. Four subspecies are recognized, the nominate form, subsp. krainzianus (Gerhart Frank) Glass, subsp. lausseri (Diers & Gerhart Frank) Glass and subsp. minimus (Gerhart Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer .
Roots
Taproot.
Tubercles
Low and rounded, conical, 3-5mm long.
Flowers
Diurnal, very pale pink to bright, yellowish green, to purple with darker mid-stripe, up to 2 cm long , up to 3,5 cm. in diameter.
Spines
6 to 8 thin, flexible, bristly, and twisted, 15-30mm long. The colour is white to yellow-brownish.
Stem
Globular pale green to darker green with woolly top up to 2,5-4 cm tall, 2-4 cm in diameter.
Fruits
Green nearly round 4-6 mm long.
Areoles
White at the tip of the tubercles.