Cactus  (Ariocarpus trigonus)

Species information

Select media

Authentication

Authenticated (20/3/03) by Dr Nigel Taylor, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk

Glossary

Areoles: in cacti, the felted or woolly, cushion-like structures from which spines grow, flowers develop and new stems arise.
Tubercules: in cacti, a small wart-like or angular swelling upon the stem.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (February, 2003)
    www.redlist.org
  2. Anderson, E.F., Arias Montes, S. & Taylor, N.P. (1994) Threatened Cacti of Mexico. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Walter, K.S. & Gillett, H.J. [eds] (1998) 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  4. CITES (February, 2003)
    www.cites.org
  5. Hewitt, T. (1993) The Complete Book of Cacti and Succulents. Dorling Kindersley, London.