Aztekium hintonii
Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus Aztekium.[1] It is the second species of Aztekium discovered by George Sebastián Hinton in 1991.
| Aztekium hintonii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Flowering specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Aztekium |
| Species: | A. hintonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aztekium hintonii Aztekium hintonii Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.(1992) | |
Distribution
Aztekium hintonii is endemic to Nuevo León.
Description
The specimens are small solitary plants with green to greyish-green stem, up to 10 cm in diameter. The ribs are well defined, traversed by tiny wrinkles.
Cultivation
Aztekium hintonii is easier to grow than Aztekium ritteri. But it is easy to lose during first years, because of mistakes in cultivation.
References
- "Aztekium hintonii Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.