Mammillaria karwinskiana

Mart.

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cactus fischeri (Pfeiff.) Kuntze

Cactus geminatus (Scheidw.) Kuntze

Cactus karwinskianus (Mart.) Kuntze

Cactus pyrrhocephalus (Scheidw.) Kuntze

Cactus subpolyedrus Kuntze

Cactus virens (Scheidw.) Kuntze

Mammillaria beiselii Diers

Mammillaria closiana Roum.

Mammillaria collinsii (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Mammillaria confusa (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Mammillaria conzattii (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Mammillaria ebenacantha Shurly

Mammillaria fischeri Pfeiff.

Mammillaria flavescens Pfeiff.

Mammillaria geminata Scheidw.

Mammillaria jalappensis Pfeiff.

Mammillaria jozef-bergeri Wojn. & Prajer

Mammillaria karwinskii Zucc. ex J.Forbes

Mammillaria malletiana Cels

Mammillaria multiseta C.Ehrenb.

Mammillaria nagliana Repp.

Mammillaria nejapensis R.T.Craig & E.Y.Dawson

Mammillaria neomystax Backeb.

Mammillaria parmentieri Link & Otto

Mammillaria polygona Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Mammillaria pyrrhocephala Scheidw.

Mammillaria seitziana Miq.

Mammillaria strobilina Tiegel

Mammillaria subpolyedra Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria tropica Repp.

Mammillaria virens Scheidw.

Mammillaria voburnensis collinsii (Britton & Rose) U.Guzmán

Neomammillaria collinsii Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria confusa Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria conzattii Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria karwinskiana (Mart.) Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria nejapensis (R.T.Craig & E.Y.Dawson) Y.Itô

Neomammillaria neomystax (Backeb.) Y.Itô

Neomammillaria pyrrhocephala (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria subpolyedra (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose

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General Information

Mammillaria karwinskiana is a spiny, evergreen cactus, usually producing a single globose to short-cylindrical stem 7 - 10cm tall and 7 - 10cm in diameter. Sometimes the plant branches to produce a small clump[

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The fruits are much appreciated as a wild food in Guatemala[

1996

Title: Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
Author: Véliz M.E.
Publisher: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year: 2008
ISBN: 99922-2-551-3
Description

].
Mammillaria karwinskiana has a very wide range, is abundant, and although threatened by deforestation for subsistence farming, these threats are not sufficient to warrant any concern. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

Range

C. America - Guatemala; Southern N. America - southwest Mexico (Oaxaca, Morelos, Puebla, Chiapas, Colima, and Michoacan)

Habitat

Tropical deciduous forest and xerophyllous scrub; at elevations from 150 - 2,100 metres[

338

Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
Author
Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	0.08 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw. A pleasant flavour[

1996

Title: Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
Author: Véliz M.E.
Publisher: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year: 2008
ISBN: 99922-2-551-3
Description

]. The bright red, club-shaped fruit is around 15mm long[

1987

Title: The Cactus Family
Publication
Author: Anderson E.F.
Publisher: Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0-88192-498-9
Description: An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..

1996

Title: Las Cactáceae de Guatemala
Publication
Author: Véliz M.E.
Publisher: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
Year: 2008
ISBN: 99922-2-551-3
Description

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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