Pelecyphora abdita

Pelecyphora abdita is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the Mexico.

Description

Pelecyphora abdita grows up to 25 millimeters and 20 millimeters in diameter and forms clumps with a slightly branched beet shaped tap root. There are 11 to 15 spines that are white, 3.5–5 millimeters long. The flower is 35-45 mm long, whitish-pinkish with pink stripes on tepals, 30–35 mm in diameter. The red fruits are obovoid 5–7 mm long and grey green to brown green.

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies:

Pelecyphora abdita subsp. abdita
Pelecyphora abdita subsp. ''tenuispina''

Distribution

The plant is found south of El Oro in Coahuila, Mexico at elevations of 1100 meters.

Taxonomy

The species was discovered in 2011 and described under the name Escobaria abdita. It was named after the word “abdita, abditus” meaning hidden, secret in reference to the hidden life of this species.