Escobariopsis tonalensis
Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 41. 2000
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Escobariopsis tonalensis
Author
(D.R.Hunt) Doweld
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
One, hooked, chestnut brown, becoming dark with age, to 18 mm long.
Seeds
Black.
Description
Mammillaria tonalensisSN|30214]]SN|30214]] is a small columnar cactus usually freely clustering from offsets with white radial spines and a single chestnut-brown hooked central. The flowers are carmine with whitish margins, but the plant is reluctant to produce its flowers unless the sunniest spot is found.
Roots
Fibrous.
Flowers
Carmine with whitish margins, to 15 mm long, 10-12 mm in diameter.
Stem
Erect or sprawling, slender cylindrical, and ofsetting light green, to 12 cm or more high, 2-3.5 cm in diameter. Tubercles obtusely conical, axils naked or slightly woolly.
Radial Spines
9-12, needle-like, straight, chalky white with brown tips, to 10 mm long.
Fruits
Bright red.