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Mammillaria albilanata ssp oaxacana

First description by Reppenhagen, Gatt. Mamm. 126 (1987) - as M. ignota

Body: Plants depressed globose, 3 to 7 cm tall, 4 - 7 cm wide.

Roots: fibrous.

Sap: with latex.

Tubercule arrangement:

Tubercule:

Axil:

Radial spine: 20 to 22, 2 to 4 mm long, bristle-like, glassy white.

Central spine: 1 to 4, 4 to 7 mm long needle-like, glassy white, tipped brown.

Flower: Carmine-pink, stigmas greenish.

Fruit: Red.

Seed: Brown.

Flowering period in Cultivation (Europe): from March to June.

Minimum temperature: -4° C.

Habitat Substrate:

Geographic Distribution: Oaxacana and Puebla, Mexico. Altitude 700 to 2.400 m.

Comments: Expanding the description to take account of the synonyms calls for stems 10 or 12 cm at most tall, to 8 cm wide; radial spines 13 to 27; central spines 1 to 6. <br>In culture, mineral/organic substrate.

Bibliography: <br>John Pilbeam (1999) - Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook - page 290.

Synonymes: <br><a href="http://www.mammillarias.net/gallery/syn_specie.php?searchstring=ignota&lg=uk">M. ignota</a> <br>M. lanigera <br>M. lanigera var juxtlahuacensis <br><a href="http://www.mammillarias.net/gallery/syn_specie.php?searchstring=monticola&lg=uk">M. monticola</a> <br><a href="http://www.mammillarias.net/gallery/syn_specie.php?searchstring=noureddineana &lg=uk">M. noureddineana</a>