Mammillaria flavicentra
Descr. Cact. Nov. 3: 8. 1963 nom. inval. type collection not preserved Confirmed by: Mottram in Mammill. Index 31 (1980)]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria flavicentra
Author
Backeb.
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
4 to 6 bright yellow (usually), orangish to dark brown, becoming brownish or whitish, approx 5-10 mm long.
Seeds
Brown.
Description
Plants solitary, densely covered by short golden spines encircled in white woolly rings.
Tubercles
Cylindrical. The axil has few wool at first, later with curly wool.
Flowers
Pale pink to red, small up to 5 mm in diameter
Stem
Cylindrical or club shaped, up to 18 cm tall and 7-10 cm in diameter. Without latex.
Radial Spines
22-24 pale yellowish to almost pure white 2 - 4 mm long.
Fruits
Yellow below, orange above.