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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis
Blätt. Sukkulentenk. i. 5 (1949); cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat. ( = maiz-tablensis )
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis
Author
Fritz Schwarz
Chinese genus
顶花球属/菠萝球属
Chinese name
-
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent.
Description
Coryphantha maiz-tablasensisSN|10267]]SN|10267]] is a slowly depressed-globular cactus, often clumping and group-forming, with distinct beety root and probably is the easiest Coryphantha to be recognized for its 4-5 radial short radial spines.
Roots
Tap root.
Flowers
It blooms easily, the crème-white flowers are 4-6 cm in diameter.
Stem
Depressed spherical up to 9 cm broad and high, they are offsetting and forming clumps.
Radial Spines
4-5(-9) white with dark tip, 5-8(-12)mm long.
Areoles
Woolly, glandless.