Taxonomic status of Astrophytum mirum (Cactaceae)
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v16.i2.1258Abstract
Astrophytum mirum Halda & Panarotto has a stem morphology that agrees with that of an anomalous growth form of Astrophytum myriostigma subsp. tulense discovered in culture. The flower of A. mirum is indistinguishable from the flower of subsp. tulense. The type locality of A. mirum, now restricted to Mamaleón, Tamaulipas, is situated in the habitat of subsp. tulense. Alleged differences in seed size and root morphology between the two taxa are not confirmed as no examples were preserved with the type material. The conclusion is drawn that Astrophytum mirum Halda & Panarotto is a junior synonym of Astrophytum myriostigma subsp. tulense Kayser.
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HALDA, J.J., L. HORÁ?EK, J. CHVASTEK, P. KUP?ÁK, & P. PANAROTTO. 2000. Miscellanea. New descriptions. R?zné. Nové popisy. Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. natur. 7(1):33–40.
HALDA, J.J., L. FISCHER, P. HE?TUS, L. HORÁ?EK, L. HOVORKA, J. CHALUPA, J. CHVASTEK, M. MALINA, I. MILT, K. KRACÍK, P. KUP?ÁK, P. PANAROTTO, J. SLAD-KOVSKÝ, & V. ŠORMA. 2002. Poznámky k popis?m rostlin, uve?ejn?ným v minulých letech jako "Krátká sd?lení" v Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. natur. Notes on the descriptions, published as "Short communications" in Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. natur. Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. natur. 9(1):1–50.
HOOCK, H. 2008. Astrophytum Lem. (Cactaceae). Schoendruck-media e. K., Landshut, Germany.
KAYSER, K. 1932. Astrophytum myriostigma subspecies tulense. Kakteen-Freund 1(6):57–59.
MONTANUCCI, R.R. 2015. Experimental evidence for reproductive isolation between Astrophytum coahuilense (H. Möller) Kayser and A. capricorne var. senile (Fric) Okumura (Cactaceae). Haseltonia 20:13–21.
MONTANUCCI, R.R. & K-P. KLESZEWSKI. 2021. Taxonomic history, comparative morphology, and variation in Astrophytum myriostigma and its subspecies tulense (Cactaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 15(2):327–346.
SINNOTT, E.W. 1960. Plant morphogenesis. McGraw–Hill Book Co., Inc. New York, NY, U.S.A.
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2022-11-29
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Montanucci, R. R. (2022). Taxonomic status of Astrophytum mirum (Cactaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 16(2), 419–425. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v16.i2.1258
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