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Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)
Synonyms:
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.
"forma cristata"
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 27. [25 Mai 1937] et: Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1937, 1st Teil, 27.
Synonymy: 6
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Doweld
- Neolloydia pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Halda
- Strombocactus pseudomacrochele Backeb.
- Toumeya pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) W.T.Marshall
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México [unpaged]. 1998 [1997] and also: Zachar Gen. Turbinicarpus 50. 2004 [Mar 2004]
Synonymy: 8
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass
- Neolloydia krainziana (G.Frank) A.T.Powell
- Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) Halda
- Strombocactus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) G.D.Rowley
- Toumeya krainziana G.Frank
- Toumeya pseudomacrochele var. krainziana (G.Frank) Kladiwa in Krainz
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus (G.Frank) Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus f. cristatus
( = cristata )
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1998 [1997]
Synonymy: 7
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Glass
- Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
- Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
- Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri Diers & G.Frank
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele f. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Panar.
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer
Kakteen Sukk. 50(11): 280 (1999), basionym not validly publ. in cited ref. et: Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 20. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 7
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer
- Neolloydia krainziana var. minima (G.Frank) A.T.Powell
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus var. minimus (G.Frank) Diers
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. minimus G.Frank
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus f. minimus (G.Frank) Glass
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele f. minimus (G.Frank) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus Diers & G.Frank
Kakteen Sukk. 44(8): 160 (1993), contrary to Art. 37.3 ICBN (1988).
Synonymy: 6
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus Diers & G.Frank
- Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
- Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus (Diers & G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. sphacelatus (Diers & G.Frank) hort.
- Turbinicarpus sphacelatus (Diers & G.Frank) hort.
- Turbinicarpus cirrhiferus
Description: Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] subs. minimus is very similar to the standard Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] ssp. krainzianus, but smaller. The crested form Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] subs. minimus f. cristatus is a rare miniature sought after by collectors, for its unusual shapes covered by tiny white spines.
Root: Has a large tap root below the surface of the compost.
Stem: Fan shaped, very thin 3-7 mm thick, forming with time small convoluted mounds.
Flowers: Not seen.
Fruit: Not seen.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele group
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.: (ssp. pseudomacrochele) has fatter pale green, low tubercles, much bigger flowers up to 3,5 cm in diameter and pure white or rose-colored flowers with dark pink midveins. Distribution: Hidalgo and Queretaro.- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass: The stem is dark green, with tapering, somewhat pointed tubercles, and yellowish cream or greenish-yellow flowers to only 2 cm in diameter. Distribution uncertain.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus cv. Lilliput: it is a neotenic form with thin finger-like stems.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus f. cristatus: Crested form.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Glass: The stem is dark green, the tubercles are pointed and deep. Flowers reddish purple up to to 2,5 cm in diameter. Distribution: Sierra del Doctor, Queretaro.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer: Similar to Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. krainzianus, but smaller, with stem elongated up to 4 cm high, 8-12 mm in diameter, deep napiform root.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.: Crested form.
- Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus Diers & G.Frank: intermediate between Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus and Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri. Distribution: unkown.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006Jackie M. Poole, William R. Carr, Dana M. Price, Jason R. Singhurst “Rare plants of Texas: a field guide” Texas A&M University Press, 30/Dec/2007
4) Milan Zachar, Roman Staník, Alexander Lux, Igor Dráb "Rod Turbinicarpus (Gattung Turbinicarpus)" Vydavateľstvo Roman Staník, 1996
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus f. cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Cultivation and Propagation: Although regarded as a choice and difficult plant is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. It is sometime seen as a grafted plant but grows very well on its own roots too.
Soil: Use mineral well permeable mineral soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Exposure: They need a good amount of light shade to full sun this help to keep the plants healthy, although slow growth.
Watering: Water sparingly from March till October (weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough) , with a little fertilizer added. Less or no water during cold winter months to prevent root loss. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone).
Hardiness: Keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (but it is relatively cold resistant and hardy to -5° C for short periods) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! (Temperature Zone: USDA 9-11)
Propagation: Grafting or cuttings. Plants are usually grafted onto column-shaped cacti but proved to be able to produce their own roots if degrafted.
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