Rapicactus mandragora

Rapicactus mandragora, synonym Turbinicarpus mandragora, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.[3]

Rapicactus mandragora
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Rapicactus
Species:
R. mandragora
Binomial name
Rapicactus mandragora
(Fric ex A.Berger) Buxb. & Oehme[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Echinocactus mandragora Fric ex A.Berger
  • Gymnocactus mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) Backeb.
  • Lodia mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) Mosco & Zanov.
  • Neolloydia mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) E.F.Anderson
  • Pediocactus mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) Halda
  • Turbinicarpus mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) A.D.Zimmerman

It is endemic to Coahuila state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is a Critically Endangered species, threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

References
  1. Fitz Maurice, B.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M. (2013). "Turbinicarpus mandragora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40982A2949250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40982A2949250.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Rapicactus mandragora (Fric ex A.Berger) Buxb. & Oehme". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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