Dolichothele balsasoides
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 5: 3527. 1961
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Dolichothele balsasoides
Author
(R.T.Craig) Backeb.
Chinese genus
长疣球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Mammillaria balsasoidesSN|9048]]SN|9056]] (Dolichothele balsasoidesSN|9057]]SN|9057]]) is a small spherical mammillaria with dark brown spines and relatively large yellow or yellow-orange flowers. There may be a slight variation in the colour and size of flowers. This cactus is generally included within (as a synonym of) Mammillaria beneckei, suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two, and hard to name accurately without knowing where they come from.
Note
Mammillaria beneckeiSN|9056]]SN|9048]] The derivation of specific name balsasoides is unclear possibly referring to to the Rio Balsas, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.