Stenocereus alamosensis (octopus cactus or cina[1]) is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2] It is viviparous (that is, the seeds germinate before leaving the parent plant), apparently an adaptation to living in coastal plains which are prone to flooding.[3] The Seri people of Sonora call this cactus xasaacoj.[4] The specific epithet, alamosensis, refers to the plant's occurrence at Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.[5]
Stenocereus alamosensis west of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Species of cactus
Octopus Cactus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Genus:
Stenocereus
Species:
S.alamosensis
Binomial name
Stenocereus alamosensis
(J.M.Coult.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
References
William J. Etges (Sep 1989). "Divergence in Cactophilic Drosophila: The Evolutionary Significance of Adult Ethanol Metabolism". Evolution. Society for the Study of Evolution. 43 (6): 1316–1319. doi:10.2307/2409367. JSTOR2409367.
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