Coryphantha pulleineana

Structure and identification

The above-ground part is solitary or has few branches, thin at the base and cylindrical or club-shaped higher up. Tubercles are slender and curve upwards. Older ones gradually dry, become woody and fall off. Upper lateral spines are arranged in layers, and the stronger dark central spine projects forwards. Flowers are pale yellow or orange-yellow. The very long taproot can regenerate new above-ground parts. [Dicht and Lüthy 2005, p. 169]

Habitat and variation

The monograph documents sites in the Entronque Huizache area of San Luis Potosí. Plants occur on lower slopes and hilltops with limestone gravel, among hechtias and shrubs. The species was originally described in Neolloydia. Flower, groove, fruit and seed traits were used for its later inclusion in Coryphantha. [Dicht and Lüthy 2005, p. 169]

The Coryphantha tubercle. Development, identification and water conduction

Materials from the author's archive

The species also appears in Konrad Szychowski's private material archive. [Kaktusy i Inne 2005c, file p. 25]

Synonyms and names in the literature

Neolloydia pulleineana [2-WWW]

Sources for this account

Book2005Excerpt consulted

Coryphantha: Cacti of Mexico and Southern USA

[Dicht R. F., Lüthy A. D., Coryphantha: Cacti of Mexico and Southern USA, Springer, Berlin–Heidelberg, 2005, s. VIII + 200, doi: 10.1007/b138100]

A monograph of the genus with species descriptions, keys, photographs and habitat documentation. It discusses tubercle groove development, spine variation, roots, flowers, fruits and seeds. It includes an internal classification, analysis of former names and a chapter on cultivation practice.

GenusDistributionPhysiology and anatomyCoryphantha

DOI ↗Edition description ↗

Zeszyt czasopisma2005c

Kaktusy i Inne — zeszyt 6

[Autor nieustalony, Kaktusy i Inne — zeszyt 6, Kaktusy i Inne, 2005c, nr 6]

A 2005 issue preserved in Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Supplied excerpts include material on Ariocarpus, Copiapoa, Hylotelephium, Opuntia, Pediocactus, Sclerocactus and Tephrocactus.

GenusAriocarpusCopiapoaHylotelephiumOpuntiaPediocactusSclerocactusTephrocactus

Bibliographic details and access scope

Data according to the source used. Author unknown.

Copy in the supplied material