Mammillaria formosa

Mammillaria formosa
Mammillaria formosa
Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. formosa
Binomial name
Mammillaria formosa
Subspecies[2]
  • Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa
  • Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Cactus formosus (Galeotti ex Scheidw.) Kuntze
  • Neomammillaria formosa (Galeotti ex Scheidw.) Britton & Rose
  • Neomammillaria neoformosa (Galeotti ex Scheidw.) Y.Itô

synonyms of subsp. formosa:

  • Mammillaria arroyensis Repp.
  • Mammillaria crucigera Salm-Dyck
  • Mammillaria formosa var. dispicula Monv. ex Labour.
  • Mammillaria formosa var. gracilispina Monv. ex Labour.
  • Mammillaria formosa var. laevior Monv. ex Labour.
  • Mammillaria julianae Rodr.González & Linzen

synonyms of subsp. microthele:

  • Mammillaria brongniartii Salm-Dyck
  • Mammillaria compacta Salm-Dyck
  • Mammillaria formosa var. microthele (Muehlenpf.) Salm-Dyck
  • Mammillaria microthele Muehlenpf.
  • Mammillaria microthele var. brongniartii Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria microthele is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to northeastern Mexico.[2] It grows under bushes in xerophytic shrubland (matorral), on hills and plains of the Mexican Plateau in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas.[1]

Two subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa
  • Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt – southern Tamaulipas to north-central San Luis Potosí[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Sotomayor, M.; Smith, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Mammillaria formosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T151195A121503612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151195A121503612.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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