. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . Fig. 248.—Cactus zehntneri. Fig. 249.—Cactus sp. 18. Cactus neryi (Schumann). Melocactus neryi Schumann, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 11: 168. 1901. More or less depressed, 10 to 11 cm. high, 13 to 14 cm. in diameter, crowned by a small cephalium a little broader than high; ribs 10, broad and low; radial spines 7 to 9, terete, spreading outward, cm. long; flowers cm. long; stigmadobes greenish; fruit clavate, red. Type locality: Araca-Fluss, Brazil. Distribution: State of Amazonas, Brazil. The plant is known to us only from description and i
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . Fig. 248.—Cactus zehntneri. Fig. 249.—Cactus sp. 18. Cactus neryi (Schumann). Melocactus neryi Schumann, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 11: 168. 1901. More or less depressed, 10 to 11 cm. high, 13 to 14 cm. in diameter, crowned by a small cephalium a little broader than high; ribs 10, broad and low; radial spines 7 to 9, terete, spreading outward, cm. long; flowers cm. long; stigmadobes greenish; fruit clavate, red. Type locality: Araca-Fluss, Brazil. Distribution: State of Amazonas, Brazil. The plant is known to us only from description and illustrations. The specific name for this plant was originally spelled ncgryi instead of neryi. The plant was named for Herr Nery, at one time Governor of Amazonas, Brazil. Schumann describes the species and cites himself as the author of the name in the original place of publication while in his Keys of the Monograph he credits the name to Witt. Illustrations: Monatsschr. Kakteenk. n: 169; Schumann, Gesamtb. Kakteen Nachtr. 130. f. 32, as Melocactus neryi. Figure 250 is a reproduction of the original illustration cited above. Cactus sp. Plant small, globose, 1 dm. in diameter; ribs about 11 to 13, rounded, low; spines usually 10 to 12, subulate, more or less recurved; central spine 1 or sometimes 2; crown 10to 12 cm. in diameter; flowers small; fruit small. We know this only from a barren plant but it is evidently of this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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