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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Mammillaria polythele subs. durispina
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 7 1997
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria polythele subs. durispina
Author
(Boed.) D.R.Hunt
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
-
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent.
Seeds
Dark brown.
Description
Mammillaria polytheleSN|20666]]SN|20666]] ssp durispina Plants solitary.
Tubercles
Prominent, globular conical with latex. Axil woolly at first, later naked. Usually in 8-13 series (but also in 21-34).
Stem
Subglobose or shortly columnar, blue green, seldom more than about 20 cm high, usually 5-6 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
6-8 radiating spines that vary in length to 15 mm long, pale to dark brown, occasionally reddish brown.