Mammillaria prolifera

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Mammillaria
Subgenus: M. subg. Mammillaria
Sectio: M. sect. Cylindricothelae
Series: M. ser. Proliferae
Species: Mammillaria prolifera
Subspecies: M. p. subsp. arachnoidea – M. p. subsp. haitiensis – M. p. subsp. prolifera – M. p. subsp. texana

Name[edit]

Mammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 177 (1812).

Synonyms[edit]

Cactus griseus (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
Cactus prolifer Mill.
Cactus pusillus DC.
Cactus pusillus Kuntze
Cactus stellaris Salm-Dyck
Cactus stellatus Willd.
Chilita prolifera (Mill.) Orcutt
Ebnerella prolifera (Mill.) Buxb.
Escobariopsis prolifera (Mill.) Doweld
Mammillaria grisea Salm-Dyck
Mammillaria pusilla Sweet
Mammillaria pusilla f. major (Pfeiff.) Schelle
Mammillaria pusilla var. major Pfeiff.
Mammillaria stellaris Haw.
Mammillaria stellata (Willd.) Sweet
Neomammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Britton & Rose
Cactus glomeratus Lam., Encycl. 1(1): 537. 1783 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Mammillaria glomerata DC., Prodr. 3: 459. 1828 syn. sec. Tropicos

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 177.

Additional references[edit]

Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.
Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links[edit]

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Mammillaria prolifera in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mammillaria prolifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mammillaria prolifera. Published online. Accessed: Mar 23 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Mammillaria prolifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Mammillaria prolifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23. Reference page.
Mammillaria prolifera – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Mammillaria prolifera – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mammillaria prolifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2010-Mar-1.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Korallen-Warzenkaktus
English: Texas nipple cactus, silver cluster cactus, little candles
español: Biznaga prolifera
русский: Маммиллярия побегоносная
svenska: bärvårtkaktus

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