Aztekium hintonii, is a species of cactus in the genus ''
Aztekium
The genus ''Aztekium'' contains two 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 hinto ...
''.
It was discovered by George Sebastián Hinton in 1991.
Distribution
''Aztekium hintonii'' is endemic to the north of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the municipality of Galeana,
Nuevo León
Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...
. It lives from 1100 to 1200 m above sea level, on gypsum cliffs with xeric scrub, associated with other cacti (''
Mammillaria candida
''Mammillaria candida'', the snowball cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to Mexico. When treated as ''Mammilloydia candida'', it was the only species in the genus ''Mammilloydia''., p. 450
Description
''Mammillaria candida'' is green, globe- ...
'', ''
Mammillaria pilispina'', ''
Mammillaria winterae
''Mammillaria'' is one of the largest genera in the cactus family (Cactaceae), with currently 200 known species and varieties recognized. Most of the mammillarias are native to Mexico, while some come from the Southwestern United States, the C ...
'', ''
Thelocactus matudae'', ''
Neolloydia conoidea'') and other plants such as ''
Selaginella gypsophyla'' and ''
Selaginella lepidophylla
''Selaginella lepidophylla'' (syn. ''Lycopodium lepidophyllum''), also known as a resurrection plant, is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico. ...
''.
Minimum average temperature 10 °C in full sun, little water, porous substrate with a high percentage of gypsum (calcium sulfate). They reproduce through seeds, they are grafted to accelerate their slow growth.
Description
The specimens are small solitary plants with green to greyish-green, spherical to short columnar stem, up to 10 cm in diameter and 6-10 cm high. The 10 to 15 very sharp-edged and clearly pronounced ribs have numerous very fine, transverse wrinkles on their flanks. The ribs are 6 to 12 millimeters high and 3 to 4 millimeters wide. They become even wider with age. The 2-3 spines are strongly curved and are up to 13 millimeters long. The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters.
Red flowers 1-3 cm in diameter. Fruits elongated at the central apex.
Cultivation
''Aztekium hintonii'' is easier to grow than ''
Aztekium ritteri
''Aztekium ritteri'' is a species of cactus native to the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Description
''Aztekium ritteri'' initially grows singly globe-shaped, flattened stem, 2-6 cm in diameter and 3 cm high, with grayish green to olive-green, a ...
'', but it is easy to lose during first years due to mistakes in cultivation.
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Cactoideae
Cacti of Mexico