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.
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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 +