. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. NSOMAMMILL ARIA. 103 Solitary, cylindric or somewhat thicker above; axils of tubercles setose; tubercles 12 mm. long, flattened dorsally, angled, pointed; spines 4, ascending, short, grayish with purplish tips; flowers inconspicuous, reddish; inner perianth-segments short-acuminate; anthers white; style white, longer than the stamens; stigma-lobes 8, greenish; fruit unknown. Type locality: Near Oaxaca, Mexico. Distribution: Southern Mexico. This species was collected by Baron Karwinsky near Oaxaca City, about 1832
. The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. NSOMAMMILL ARIA. 103 Solitary, cylindric or somewhat thicker above; axils of tubercles setose; tubercles 12 mm. long, flattened dorsally, angled, pointed; spines 4, ascending, short, grayish with purplish tips; flowers inconspicuous, reddish; inner perianth-segments short-acuminate; anthers white; style white, longer than the stamens; stigma-lobes 8, greenish; fruit unknown. Type locality: Near Oaxaca, Mexico. Distribution: Southern Mexico. This species was collected by Baron Karwinsky near Oaxaca City, about 1832. It has been reported over a large area of central Mexico, but is doubtless much more restricted in range. One small specimen from near the type locality was sent to Washington in 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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