Neomammillaria herrerae var. albiflora

Endangered

CITES App. II

Neomammillaria herrerae var. albiflora

Cactaceae [Itô] 569. 1981 invalid comb. nov.; specific name invalid

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Neomammillaria

Species

Neomammillaria herrerae var. albiflora

Author

(Werderm.) Y.Itô

Chinese genus

Chinese name

Primary

Mammillaria albiflora

Accepted

Mammillaria albiflora

DescriptionEdit description

Seeds

Black.

Description

it is a small cactus, usually solitary, globular or cylindrical (clusters of stems can be seen in cultivation)

Spines

60-80 radial spines (less than in M. herrerae which has 100 or more), white, fine and interlacing. No central spines.

Stem

Somewhat cylindrical, slender, about 2 cm wide and 5-7 cm high, obscured by the spines. Stem and tubercles without latex. The axil is naked.

Fruits

Whitish, retained within the spines, but not within the plant body. (see

Endangered

CITES App. II