Pelecyphora lloydii

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

Description

Pelecyphora lloydii grows with several shoots and often forms cushions. There are corked bald warts on the shoots. The several strong central spines are up to 2 centimeters long. Its approximately 20 slender and radiating marginal spines are white.
The greenish flowers are up to 2.5 centimeters long. The red, spherical fruits are 6 to 12 millimeters long.

Distribution

Pelecyphora lloydii is widespread in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Taxonomy

The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1923. The specific epithet lloydii honors the British cytologist Francis Ernest Lloyd. David Aquino & Daniel Sánchez moved the species to Pelecyphora based on phylogenetic studies in 2022. Nomenclature synonyms are Coryphantha lloydii Fosberg, Neobesseya lloydii Lodé and Escobaria lloydii Britton & Rose.