Geohintonia
Sign in to saveGeohintonia mexicana (discovered in 1992) is a species of cacti, the only species in the genus Geohintonia. This genus is named after its discoverer George S. Hinton. As its specific epithet suggests, the plant is found in Mexico (Nuevo León), where it grows on gypsum hills near Galeana.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cacteae
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- taxon common name
- 欣顿球属
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Geohintonia mexicana (discovered in 1992) is a species of cacti, the only species in the genus Geohintonia. This genus is named after its discoverer George S. Hinton. As its specific epithet suggests, the plant is found in Mexico (Nuevo León), where it grows on gypsum hills near Galeana.
==Description== It is a solitary, globose plant, slowly becoming columnar, up to 11 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter. grayish bluish green has between 18 and 20 very prominent ribs. The ribs have large wooly areoles with 3 curved spines about 3 to 15 mm long, yellowish in color. The hot pink, funnel-shaped flowers emerge at the apex and open after dark. The flowers are 2 to 4 cm in diameter and appear at the apex. They are open during the day and are pink to magenta in color. Fruits are ovoid 9 x 4-5 mm
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