Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus ''

Aztekium The genus ''Aztekium'' contains three species of small globular cactus. Discovered in 1929 by F. Ritter, in Rayones, Nuevo León, Mexico, this genus was thought to be monotypic (with '' Aztekium ritteri'') until a second species (''Aztekium h ...

''. It is the second species of ''Aztekium'' discovered by George Sebastián Hinton in 1991.

Distribution

''Aztekium hintonii'' is endemic to

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With ...

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 ''Aztekium ritteri'' is a species of cactus, in the genus '' Aztekium''. It is one of the three species that make up the genus. The species originated in Mexico. Aztekium is a genus endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found ...

'', but it is easy to lose during first years due to mistakes in cultivation.

References

Cactoideae {{cactus-stub