Biology:Coryphantha macromeris

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Short description: Species of cactus

Coryphantha macromeris
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species:
C. macromeris
Binomial name
Coryphantha macromeris
(Engelm.) Lem.

Coryphantha macromeris, the nipple beehive cactus,[1] is a species of cactus in the United States and Mexico. In the Chihuhuan Desert, it is common and has a wide range.[2] In the United States, it occurs naturally in Texas and New Mexico.[1] It prefers to grown in the shade under other larger plants, growing in irregular clusters or mounds.[3][4] In late summer, it blooms with purple or pink flowers and then bears green fruit.[3][4]

Biochemistry

The phenethylamine macromerine is present in the cactus.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Plants Profile for Coryphantha macromeris (nipple beehive cactus)". USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COMA14. 
  2. IUCN (2009). "Coryphantha macromeris: Heil, K., Terry, M., Corral-Díaz, R., Lüthy, A.D. & Dicht, R.F.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-1.rlts.t152811a681352.en. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Loflin, Brian; Loflin, Shirley (2009) (in en). Texas Cacti. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 133. ISBN 9781603443685. https://books.google.com/books?id=x5NU3tP2pKkC&q=%22nipple+beehive+cactus%22&pg=PA133. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Coryphantha macromeris, nipple beehive cactus". http://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/cacti/coryphantha-macromeris.html. 
  5. Brown, Stanley D.; Hodgkins, Joe E.; Reinecke, Manfred G. (1972). "Isolation, structure, synthesis, and absolute configuration of the cactus alkaloid, macromerine". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 37 (5): 773–5. doi:10.1021/jo00970a024. PMID 5016327. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1135881 entry