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Endangered
CITES App. II
Mammillaria microcarpa f. auricarpa
Succulenta (Netherlands) 65(1): 3 (1986), without basionym ref.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria microcarpa f. auricarpa
Author
(W.T.Marshall) Neutel.
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
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.