Mammillaria microcarpa f. auricarpa

Endangered

CITES App. II

Mammillaria microcarpa f. auricarpa

Succulenta (Netherlands) 65(1): 3 (1986), without basionym ref.

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Mammillaria

Species

Mammillaria microcarpa f. auricarpa

Author

(W.T.Marshall) Neutel.

Chinese genus

乳突球属

Chinese name

Primary

Mammillaria microcarpa var. auricarpa

Accepted

Mammillaria grahamii

DescriptionEdit description

Description

Mammillaria microcarpa var. auricarpaSN|9189]]SN|9206]] 9206]SN|9189]] , suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two. The name auricarpa, meaning "golden yellow yellow fruits", refers to the peculiar colour of mature berries. The yellow coloured fruits (never red), and pale yellow central spines helps distinguish this variety from the other red fruiting forms.

Endangered

CITES App. II