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Ariocarpus scaphirostrus
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. The Ariocarpus scaphirostris was originally called Ariocarpus scapharostrus in the 1930. Hunt, however, changed it to Ariocarpus scaphirostris.
From the article Ariocarpus scaphirostris on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Ariocarpus scaphirostris grows geophytically with dark green to brown bodies, 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter, with only the warts protruding from the soil surface. The warts are somewhat triangular in cross-section, spreading, pointed, and more than twice as long as they are wide. Areoles are absent or located near the tip of the warts. The plant is slow growing and also produces rare flowers. The magenta flowers reach a diameter of 4 centimeters, and the greenish fruits are 9 to 15 millimeters long.
Range & habitat
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is endemic to hot deserts gowning on shaly limestone in a single valley in Nuevo León, Mexico, at elevations between 950 and 1,400 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In medicine
Hordenine, N-methyltyramine, N-methyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine and N,N-dimethyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine were found in Ariocarpus scaphirostris.
Wikipedia: “Pharmacology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Ariocarpus scaphirostrus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 189456.