Obregonia

Obregonia
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Obregonia
Fric
Species:
O. denegrii
Binomial name
Obregonia denegrii
Synonyms

Ariocarpus denegrii (Fric) Marshall
Strombocactus denegrii (Fric) Rowley

Obregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a monotypic genus of cacti, containing the species Obregonia denegrii. The species is endemic to the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico.

The genus Obregonia is named after Álvaro Obregón,[3] while the species is named after Ramon P. De Negri, who was the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico when the cacti was first described by Alfred Frec in 1923.[4]

  1. ^ Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Guadalupe Martínez, J. (2013). "Obregonia denegrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40968A2948122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40968A2948122.en.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ Eggli, Urs et al. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names, p. 169, 64., p. 169, at Google Books
  4. ^ Venning, Frank D. Cacti (A Golden Guide). Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc. p. 153.