Obregonia
| Obregonia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Genus: | Obregonia Fric |
| Species: | O. denegrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Obregonia denegrii Fric | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ariocarpus denegrii (Fric) Marshall | |
Obregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a genus of cacti with a single species, Obregonia denegrii. The genus Obregonia is named after Álvaro Obregón,[1] while the species is named after Ramon P. De Negri, who was the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico when the cacti was first discovered.[2] This rare species resembles an inverted green pine cone with a woolly center. It grows slowly in culture and requires little water. It benefits from full sun and is multiplied by seed.
The Nahuatl Indians call the plant peyotl, and it is said to have hallucinogenic alkaloids.[2] It is one of the closest living relatives of the genus Lophophora.
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Obregonia denigrii in flower
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Obregonia denigrii seen from above
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The flower of obregonia denigrii
References
- ↑ Eggli, Urs et al. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names, p. 169, 64., p. 169, at Google Books
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Venning, Frank D. Cacti (A Golden Guide). Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc. p. 153.
- Anderson et al. (2002). Obregonia denegrii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 5 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable