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Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. freudenbergeri (Haas) Mosco & Zanovello, CCI 7: 18 (1999).
Basionym: Thelocactus rinconensis var. freudenbergeri Haas, Kakt. and. Sukk. 43: 97 (1992).
Holotype: Freudenberger s. n. in Coll. Haas Nr. 157 (ZSS).
Description
Stem single, depressed or globose, 8 cm tall, 15 cm wide. Ribs 21, distinct. Tubercles conical. Areoles without glands. Central spines 3-4, 40-100 mm long, ochre to greyish, straight or slightly curved, acicular. Radial spines 4-6, 15-40 mm long, ochre to greyish, straight, acicular. Flowers 50-60 mm wide, magenta.
Distribution
Mexico, Nuevo León, known only from the type locality near Grutas de Garcia, occurring in matorral xerofilo on limestone hills.
Comments
A nice subspecies that differs from the type for the presence of radial spines and the beautiful magenta flowers.
Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. freudenbergeri
Grutas Garcia, Nuevo León
Photo: J. Chvastek
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Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. freudenbergeri
Grutas Garcia, Nuevo León
Photo: A. Mosco
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