Turbinicarpus schwarzii

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Turbinicarpus schwarzii

Turbinicarpus schwarzii (Shurly) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 150. 1951 sec. Vázquez-Sánchez & al. 2019
  • Strombocactus schwarzii Shurly in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 10: 93. 1948 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Toumeya schwarzii (Shurly) Bravo & W.T.Marshall in Saguaroland Bull. 11: 31. 1957 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Toumeya macrochele var. schwarzii (Shurly) Kladiwa in Krainz, Kakteen 62: CVIII b. 1975 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Glass & R.A.Foster in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49: 169. 1977 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. schwarzii (Shurly) E.F.Anderson in Bradleya 4: 20. 1986 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor in Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat., 5: 21. 1998 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. schwarzii (Shurly) Panar. in Piante Grasse 18: 120. 1999 ["1998"] syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus macrochele subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) Doweld in Sukkulenty 3: 70. 2000 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) D.Donati, Revis. Tasson. Gen. Turbinicarpus: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
    • Holotype: Mexico, San Luís Potosí, 1948, Shurly s.n. (K)
  • =Turbinicarpus polaskii Backeb., Cactaceae 5: 2883. 1961 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Toumeya schwarzii var. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa in Sukkulentenkunde 7-8: 46. 1963 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa in Krainz, Kakteen 62: CVIII b. 1975 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) Zachar, Staník, Lux & Dráb, Rod Turbinicarpus: 47. 1996 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
    • Type: not designated
  • =Turbinicarpus macrochele var. polaskii P.Lechner & Jantschgi in Turbi-Now 5: 14. 1998 syn. sec. Aquino 2021
  • Turbinicarpus macrochele subsp. polaskii (P.Lechner & Jantschgi) D.Donati, Revis. Tasson. Gen. Turbinicarpus: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Aquino 2021

Notes

Turbincarpus schwarzii is here recognized at species rank based on its phylogenetic position with respect to the other Turbinicarpus species (Vázquez-Sánchez et al. 2019). Morphological differences can be found in the flowers: they are about 3.5 cm wide and with white perianth segments in T. schwarzii, and c. 2.5 cm wide and with perianth segments hat are magenta in color with white tones at the edge of the tepals in T. schmiedickeanus (Donati & Zanovello 2004).
The recognition of Turbinicarpus polaskii has been the subject of discussion. Taxonomic treatments such as Anderson (2006) and Hunt (2006) treat it as synonym of T. schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii. Donati & Zanovello (2004) propose the recognition of this taxon at the subspecific level. Based on the comparison of seedling development and seed characters, they conclude that there are greater morphological similarities with T. schmiedickeanus subsp. macrochele. A molecular analysis is still required in order to assess the recognition of this taxon, as it has not been sampled by Vázquez-Sánchez et al. (2019).A

Bibliography

A. Aquino, D. 2021: Revisions of Epithelantha, Kadenicarpus, Rapicactus, Turbinicarpus – In: Korotkova N. & al., Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. – Willdenowia 51: 251-270