familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusMammillaria
speciesMammillaria prolifera

Mammillaria prolifera

(Miller) Haworth

Syn. Pl. Succ., 177. 1812.

Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt
Illustrated
Basionym: Cactus proliferus Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Cactus. no. 6. 1768
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 2554. Mentioned on page 247, 249, 252.

Distribution

Tex., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), West Indies (Hispanola)

Discussion

Varieties 3 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areolar gland presence
absent +
Areole architecture
needlelike +  and bristlelike +
Areole architecture or shape
spiny +
Areole arrangement
separate +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular to linear +
Areole atypical length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.1 cm31 mm <br />0.031 m <br />) +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Areole life cycle
flowering +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole pubescence
glabrous +
Areole reproduction
vegetative +
Areole shape
plumose +  and hairlike +
Areole width
0.001 cm0.01 mm <br />1.0e-5 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Author
Allan D. Zimmerman +  and Bruce D. Parfitt +
Authority
(Miller) Haworth +
Bark pubescence or texture
woodlike +
Bark texture
hardened +
Base position relational
surrounding +
Basionyms
Cactus proliferus +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
triangular +
Bristle pubescence or shape
crinkly +
Central spine course
curved +  and straight +
Central spine quantity
0 +  and several +
Central spine shape
terete +  and hooked +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Chamber architecture
open +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Cortex coating
mucilaginous +
Cortex width
thick +
Distribution
Tex. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba) +  and West Indies (Hispanola) +
Epidermis arrangement
not separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Floral remnant duration
persistent +  and quickly deciduous +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower atypical length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5.2 cm52 mm <br />0.052 m <br />) +
Flower atypical width
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower fusion
unconnected +
Flower length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flower length or size
long +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
rotate +  and campanulate +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube prominence
conspicuous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flower width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit atypical length
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Fruit atypical width
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Fruit coloration
colored;green;greenish;bright red;greenish;bright red;pink +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Fruit length or size
long +
Fruit shape
cylindric +  and ovoid +
Fruit texture
juicy +
Fruit width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal coloration
Maroon (?) +, Magenta (?) +, Rose-pink (?) +, White (?) +  and Yellow (?) +
Inner tepal length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Inner tepal shape
petal-like +
Inner tepal width
1.5mm;8.5mm +
Kind quantity
2 +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
rudimentary +
Leaf shape
flat +  and terete +
Leaf size
nearly +  and microscopic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Nectary prominence
apparent +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Pith coating
mucilaginous +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Portion architecture or shape
spiny +
Portion arrangement
separated +
Portion life cycle
flowering +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Publication title
Syn. Pl. Succ., +
Publication year
1812 +
Reference
None +
Reproductive areole architecture
naked +
Reproductive areole pubescence
bristly +  and woolly +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
3;2;2;30 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Ring arrangement
distant +
Root density
diffuse +
Scale architecture or shape
leaflike +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale quantity
lacking +
Scale shape
triangular +
Scale size
small +
Seed architecture
arillate +  and strophiolate +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
yellowish +, reddish +, brown +  and black +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1;3000 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
raised-reticulate +  and pitted +
Seed shape
obovoid;pyriform;obovoid;pyriform;lenticular-reniform;comma--shaped;spheric +
Seed some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
ribbonlike +
Spine arrangement
cluster +  and radial +
Spine atypical quantity
6 (10) +
Spine atypical some measurement
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Spine coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Spine course
straight +  and curved +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glabrous +
Spine pubescence or relief
rough +
Spine quantity
Lacking (?) +, 10 (?) +  and 80 (?) +
Spine shape
annulate-ridged +, hairlike +, daggerlike +, subulate +  and acicular +
Spine some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
unsegmented +
Stem atypical length
15cm (25cm) +
Stem atypical width
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Stem coloration
purplish +, green +  and gray-green +
Stem length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stem shape
flat-topped +, spheric +  and cylindric or turbinate +
Stem texture
flaccid +  and firm +
Stem width
1.8cm;12cm +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
brownish green +, pink +, red +, yellow +  and cream +
Stigma lobe quantity
1;3;14 +
Stigma lobe some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Surface architecture or shape
ribbed +
Surface relief
tuberculate +
Surface texture
woody +
Synonyms
Chilita +, Cochemiea +, Dolichothele +, Ebnerella +, Leptocladodia +, Neomammillaria +  and Phellosperma +
Taproot architecture
adventitous +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Mammillaria prolifera +
Taxon parent
Mammillaria +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal margin shape
fringed +  and entire +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa cell shape
flat +  and concave +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tubercle arrangement
not confluent +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle length
3mm +  and 25mm +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Tubercle shape
cylindric +, conic +  and pyramidal +
Tubercle width
2mm +  and 9mm +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Wall course
straight +
Wall shape
sinuate +
Whole organism architecture
unbranched +  and branched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic;epiphytic;epiphytic +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism location
deep-seated +
Whole organism orientation
erect +
Whole organism shape
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +
X chromosome quantity
11 +