Biogeographical Region:

79 - Mexico  Search this

Collector:

Edward Palmer  Search this

Min. Elevation:

320  Search this

Type Citation:

Rose, J. N. 1909. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12 290.

Type Status:

Holotype

Place:

Mexico, North America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

1 Feb 1907 to 9 Apr 1907

Notes:

[Holo]type is Palmer 107, USNH 572337 (explicitly cited by sheet number in protologue). Other US specimens (in box, USNH 3050014) are labeled as Palmer 108, possibly mis-numbered [Another US sheet labeled as Palmer 108 is Mammillaria heyderi.] are dubiously types but may be uncited original material, possibly collected from cultivation at a later date (labeled with with greenhouse acc. no. 07.108).

Record Last Modified:

27 Aug 2024

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Cactaceae Cactoideae

Published Name:

Echinocactus megarrhizus Rose

Barcode:

00115604

Other Numbers:

fiche number : 0578/E01

USNM Number:

572337

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Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e413593-c124-4023-955c-8e3fff66dc9c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2124765