Melocactus neryi

Melocactus neryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Melocactus
Species:
M. neryi
Binomial name
Melocactus neryi
K.Schum.

Melocactus neryi is a species of flowering plant from the genus Melocactus.[2][3]

Description

Melocactus neryi grows with dark blue-green to yellowish green, depressed spherical shoots that reach heights of growth of 5.5 to 18 centimeters (2.2 to 7.1 in) with a diameter of 7 to 20 cm (2.75 to 7.9 in). There are nine to 15 sharp-edged ribs. The initially dark brown to yellowish brown thorns turn reddish brown with age and are thickly tinged with whitish gray. The mostly single central spine is curved upwards and is 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1 in) long. The up to 2.9 cm (1.14 in) long six to ten radial spines are curved. The cephalium, which consists of fine, dense, reddish to slightly orange-red bristles, is up to 5 cm high and has a diameter of 4 to 9 cm (1.6 to 3.54 in).

The pink to slightly crimson flowers are 4.6–5.6 cm (1.8–2.2 in) long and have a diameter of 0.8–1 cm (0.3–0.4 in). Sometimes they hardly protrude from the cephalium. The pink to lilac-pink fruits are 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) long and sometimes flattened.

References

  1. ^ Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG (2011-07-26). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ^ K. Schum. In: Monatsschr. Kakt. 11: 168. (1901).
  3. ^ "Melocactus neryi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-11.


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