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Coryphantha calipensis Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & S.Gama López
Cact. Suc. Mex. 37(3): 72 (1992) et: Cact. & Suc. Mexic. ix. 79 (1964), non rite publ.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis (Bravo ex S.Arias, S.Gama López & U.Guzmán) Dicht & A.Lüthy
J. Mammillaria Soc. 40(4): 50 (2000)

Coryphantha calipensis (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Colin Bundred
A mature specimen showing the typical central spines of an older plant as well as the flower.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha pallida Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose)
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis (Bravo ex S.Arias, S.Gama López & U.Guzmán) Dicht & A.Lüthy
J. Mammillaria Soc. 40(4): 50 (2000)
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha pallida subs. pseudoradians (Bravo) U.Guzmán & Vázq.-Ben.
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 6: 16 (11 Oct. 2003). Remarks: first published in U.Guzmán et al., Catálogo Cact. Mex.: 40 (May 2003), without basionym reference
Synonymy: 3
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Coryphantha pallida group

  • Coryphantha pallida Britton & Rose
  • Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis (Bravo ex S.Arias, S.Gama López & U.Guzmán) Dicht & A.Lüthy: Has larger tubercles, fewer and shorter radial spines and shows a strong clustering habit. Distribution: east of ssp. pallida, without any interference between the two forms.
  • Coryphantha pallida subs. pseudoradians (Bravo) U.Guzmán & Vázq.-Ben.: Central spines are usually not formed. Rarely are one or two available. Distribution: Sierra Mixteca, Oaxaca, Mexico.

14657 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Purely radial-spined youth stage. (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
24154 agocs Agócs György
Field number AF9 Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico. (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Agócs György

20186 colin Colin Bundred
Coryphantha calipensis (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Colin Bundred
14659 cactus-art Cactus Art
Juveile areoles. (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Cactus Art

24155 agocs Agócs György
Field number AF9 Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico. (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Agócs György
20187 colin Colin Bundred
- mature form with central spines and long tubercles. (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Colin Bundred

14658 cactus-art Cactus Art
Coryphantha calipensis (Coryphantha pallida subs. calipensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
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