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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Melocactus curvispinus subs. loboguerreroi
Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 26(100): 356-357 2002
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Melocactus curvispinus subs. loboguerreroi
Author
(Cárdenas) Fern.Alonso & Xhonneux
Chinese genus
花座球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
The Melocactus loboguerreroiSN|23657]]SN|23657]] is strictly related to the typical Melococactus curvispinus found in Mexico and central America, it is characterized by areoles 2-2,5 cm apart, radial spines medium sized and very recurved, seeds spherical-ovoidal and smaller than in the other subspecies (approx 1-1,1 per 1-1,1 mm)