Aztekium hintoni

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Aztekium
Species: Aztekium hintonii
Name

Aztekium hintonii Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur., Cact. Suc. Mex. 37: 13 (-16), figs. 1992.

Synonyms

Homotypic
× Aztekonia hintonii (Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.) Mottram, Cactician 5: 15. 2014.

Note:

Possibly a hybrid between Aztekium mexicanum (Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur.) Barmon & Corman and Aztekium ritteri (Boed.) Boed. (Mottram 2014).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Glass, C.E. & Fitz Maurice, W.A. (1992) Cactaceas y Suculentas Mexicanas 37: 13 (-16), figs.

Additional references

Mottram, R. (2014) Allotaxa of the Cactaceae. Cactician 5: 1–29 (15!).
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Aztekium hintonii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aztekium hintonii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aztekium hintonii. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Aztekium hintonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04.
Hassler, M. 2021. Aztekium hintonii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.

Vernacular names
русский: Ацтекиум Хинтона
svenska: Röd aztek-kaktus
українська: Ацтекіум Хінтона

Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus Aztekium.[1] It is the second species of Aztekium discovered by George Sebastián Hinton in 1991.

Distribution

Aztekium hintonii is endemic to Nuevo León.
Description

The specimens are small solitary plants with green to greyish-green stem, up to 10 cm in diameter. The ribs are well defined, traversed by tiny wrinkles.
Cultivation

Aztekium hintonii is easier to grow than Aztekium ritteri, but it is easy to lose during first years due to mistakes in cultivation.
References

"Aztekium hintonii Glass & W.A.Fitz Maur. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.