Aztekium valdezii
- sabotenmen
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Makes you wonder what an Opuntia "englishmen" would look like.
- Peterthecactusguy
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hahahahahahaha yeah I wonder.sabotenmen wrote:Makes you wonder what an Opuntia "englishmen" would look like.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
Re: Aztekium valdezii
Yes surprising what alternatives spellcheckers give for words not in their dictionaries.
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a nice photo of the valdezii here:
http://www.aztekium.ro/forum2b/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=616" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
peterb
http://www.aztekium.ro/forum2b/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=616" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
peterb
Zone 9
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What a great hobby we have, new species are still being found every year!!!
I extracted these photos from the links on this thread All I can say is, I can't wait to get a couple on grafts.
I extracted these photos from the links on this thread All I can say is, I can't wait to get a couple on grafts.
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Nice to see you back posting after the baby. I didn't want to place an order while you were so happily occupied. Sue
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A friend abroad emailed me and asked if I thought A. valdezii was real or a Photoshopped creation since it looked like it had the body of A. hintonii with the flowers of Mammillaria luethyi Photoshopped on!
I can see what he means:-
http://www.viridis.net/cactus/m_luethy.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It will be nice when plants become available to prove it!
I can see what he means:-
http://www.viridis.net/cactus/m_luethy.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It will be nice when plants become available to prove it!
- CactusFanDan
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Re: Aztekium valdezii
I expected the Czechs to get their hands on it quite quickly to be honest. They must have a fair number of plants already in their collections for rapid propagation and distribution. I would've expected the plant to sell for more than that, though. I've seen other Aztekiums go for similar prices on ebay. Still a lot of money, though.
Re: Aztekium valdezii
Hi All,
We are pleased to announce the appearance of our second special issue containing the much expected first description of Aztekium valdezii by Carlos Gerardo Velazco Macías, Marco Antonio Alvarado Vázquez and Salvador Arias Montes.
This special issue can be downloaded from our website http://xerophilia.ro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Our next regular issue (Xerophilia No. 6) will be online latest the 30th of September 2013.
Kind Regards,
The Xerophilia Team
We are pleased to announce the appearance of our second special issue containing the much expected first description of Aztekium valdezii by Carlos Gerardo Velazco Macías, Marco Antonio Alvarado Vázquez and Salvador Arias Montes.
This special issue can be downloaded from our website http://xerophilia.ro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Our next regular issue (Xerophilia No. 6) will be online latest the 30th of September 2013.
Kind Regards,
The Xerophilia Team
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Great Eduart!
Interesting point, I see a Latin diagnosis is given on page 7 following a similar English description on page 6, but since the start of the year a Latin diagnosis is no longer compulsory and English can be used instead, so which now officially will be cited as the type description, the Latin on page 7 or the English that precedes it on page 6? I would think the English description being printed first on page 6 would take priority when citing publication?
Not that important really, but I wonder what the "rules" will dictate?
Interesting point, I see a Latin diagnosis is given on page 7 following a similar English description on page 6, but since the start of the year a Latin diagnosis is no longer compulsory and English can be used instead, so which now officially will be cited as the type description, the Latin on page 7 or the English that precedes it on page 6? I would think the English description being printed first on page 6 would take priority when citing publication?
Not that important really, but I wonder what the "rules" will dictate?
- CactusFanDan
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Good to see a description around so soon after it's discovery! Thanks Eduart. Am I correct in thinking that C depicts a seed? If so, seeds that are 1mm long sounds awfully big for an Aztekium seed.
Re: Aztekium valdezii
Hi,
Cheers,
Eduart
Well, seeds have been described as having a maximal height / width of 0.69 mm. The drawing is probably a bit out of scale, but main thing is it shows the seed's structure and overly massive dome.Am I correct in thinking that C depicts a seed? If so, seeds that are 1mm long sounds awfully big for an Aztekium seed.
There is no Latin diagnosis, the English diagnosis precedes a description in Spanish, as the entire original article is. I would say the English description will take priority... but we didn't really put thoughts in this. We made no alteration to the Spanish original version, it was published as supplied. The English version was also checked and approved by the authors.Interesting point, I see a Latin diagnosis is given on page 7 following a similar English description on page 6,
Cheers,
Eduart