Geohintonia
| Geohintonia mexicana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| (unranked): | Core eudicots
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| Order: | |
| Family: | Cactaceae
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| Tribe: | |
| Genus: | Geohintonia & [1]
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| Species: | G. mexicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Geohintonia mexicana & [1]
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Geohintonia mexicana (discovered in 1992) is a species of cacti, the only species in the genus Geohintonia. This genus is named after its discoverer George S. Hinton. As its specific epithet suggests, the plant is found in Mexico (Nuevo León), where it grows on gypsum hills near Galeana.[1]
The species has one form: Geohintonia mexicana f. cristata.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 342
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Categories:
- Cacti of Mexico
- Endemic flora of Mexico
- Flora of Nuevo León
- Monotypic Cactaceae genera
- Near threatened biota of Mexico
- Cactoideae
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