. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. 172 the cactaceae;. Type locality: Mexico. Distribution: Eastern Mexico. Unfortunately, the type of the genus Echinocactus is now known only from the early descriptions and a single illustration. It seems to be quite distinct from the other species of the genus. The large giant cacti are very common in eastern Mexico, but it will require some very careful field work to disentangle the species. Illustration: Link and Otto, Verh. Ver. Beford. Gartenb. 3: pi. 14, as Melocactus Fig. 1S8.—Echinocactus p
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. 172 the cactaceae;. Type locality: Mexico. Distribution: Eastern Mexico. Unfortunately, the type of the genus Echinocactus is now known only from the early descriptions and a single illustration. It seems to be quite distinct from the other species of the genus. The large giant cacti are very common in eastern Mexico, but it will require some very careful field work to disentangle the species. Illustration: Link and Otto, Verh. Ver. Beford. Gartenb. 3: pi. 14, as Melocactus Fig. 1S8.—Echinocactus palmeri. 6. Echinocactus palmeri Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 290. 1909. Echinocactus saltillensis Hortus, Cact. Journ. i: ioo. 1898. Not Poselger, 1853. Echinocactus ingens saltillensis Schumann, Gesamtb. Kakteen 317. 1898. Echinocactus ingens subinermis Schumann, Gesamtb. Kakteen 317. 1898. Stems 1 to 2 meters high, 4 to 5 dm. in diameter; ribs 12 to 26, or perhaps more in large plants; central spines 4, annular, the upper one erect, 6 to 8 cm. long, stout, straight, yellow above, brownish and somewhat swollen at base, the 3 lower ones shorter, spreading, similar in color and markings but. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928. Washington : Carnegie Institution of Washington
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