Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii

Endangered

CITES App. II

Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii

Kakteen (H. Krainz) 62: CVIIIb (1975), as 'Thelocactus' in error, without basionym page

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Toumeya

Species

Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii

Author

(Backeb.) Kladiwa

Chinese genus

Chinese name

Primary

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii

Accepted

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii

DescriptionEdit description

Description

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12688]]SN|12648]] var. polaskii, more often known with its old name Turbinicarpus polaskiiSN|12648]]SN|12688]], is a tiny slow growing solitary cactus.

Roots

Tap root

Tubercles

Broad, flattened, 4-angled.

Flowers

White in summer (July to September in habitat), 2,5 cm long, 4 cm across, with white or pinkish stigmas.

Spines

1 to 3 spongy spines, one up to 2 cm

Stem

Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun, 2 cm tall, 3.5-5 cm in diameter.

Areoles

White and woolly.

Endangered

CITES App. II