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    Aztekium hintonii

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    Aztekium hintonii
    Flowering specimen
    Conservation status

    Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
    Scientific classification Edit this 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)
    Synonyms
    • × Aztekonia hintonii (Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.) Mottram 2014

    Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus Aztekium.[2] It was discovered by George Sebastián Hinton in 1991.

    Distribution[edit]

    Aztekium hintonii is endemic to the north of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the municipality of Galeana, Nuevo León. It lives from 1100 to 1200 m above sea level, on gypsum cliffs with xeric scrub, associated with other cacti (Mammilloydia candida, Mammillaria pilispina, Mammillaria winterae, Thelocactus matudae, Neolloydia conoidea) and other plants such as Selaginella gypsophyla and Selaginella lepidophylla.

    Minimum average temperature 10 °C in full sun, little water, porous substrate with a high percentage of gypsum (calcium sulfate). They reproduce through seeds, they are grafted to accelerate their slow growth.

    Description[edit]

    The specimens are small solitary plants with green to greyish-green, spherical to short columnar stem, up to 10 cm in diameter and 6-10 cm high. The 10 to 15 very sharp-edged and clearly pronounced ribs have numerous very fine, transverse wrinkles on their flanks. The ribs are 6 to 12 millimeters high and 3 to 4 millimeters wide. They become even wider with age. The 2-3 spines are strongly curved and are up to 13 millimeters long. The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters. Red flowers 1-3 cm in diameter. Fruits elongated at the central apex.[3]

    Cultivation[edit]

    Aztekium hintonii is easier to grow than Aztekium ritteri, but it is easy to lose during first years due to mistakes in cultivation.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ SG), Succulent Plants; SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-19). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
    2. ^ "Aztekium hintonii Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
    3. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 90. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

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