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Coryphantha

Coryphantha

224 species Cactaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of globose to cylindrical cacti in subfamily Cactoideae native to Mexico and southwestern United States. Distinguished from Mammillaria by having grooves on the tubercles connecting the apical areole with the flower in the axil between tubercles. Large yellow to pink to magenta flowers at the apex. Many species with extrafloral nectary glands in the grooves. Great conservation importance: many species endangered or threatened.

Distribution Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León, Hidalgo and other states) and southwestern United States (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah).
Conservation Many species on national and international protection lists (CITES Appendix I/II). Habitat threatened by cattle ranching, agriculture, mining, and illegal collection. Several critically endangered.
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Coryphantha acanthostephes (Backeb.) Backeb.

Spine-crowned Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00001
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha aggregata (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Clustered Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00002
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha albicolumnaria Hester

White-column Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00003
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha altimiranoi (J.G.Ortega) Bravo

Altimirano's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00004
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha alversonii (Coult.) A.Berger

Alverson's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00005
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha ancistracantha Boed.

Fishhook Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00006
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha andreae

Andres' pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00141
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha andreae (J.A.Purpus & Bödeker) Bödeker

Andreae's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00007
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha arizonica (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Arizona Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00008
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha asperispina (Bödeker) D.R.Hunt

Rough-spined Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00009
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha asterias

Star pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00142
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha asterias (Cels ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose

Star Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00010
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha aulacothele (Scheidw.) Buxb.

Deep-grooved Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00011
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha bella Britton & Rose

Beautiful Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00012
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha bergeriana

Berger's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00143
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha bergeriana (Boed.) Boed.

Berger's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00013
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha bernalensis Dicht & A.Lüthy

Bernal Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00014
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha biglandulosa (Backeb.) Backeb.

Two-gland Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00015
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha bisbeeana (Orcutt) L.D.Benson

Bisbee Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00016
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha bisecta

Bisect pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00144
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha borwigii J.A.Purpus

Borwig's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00017
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha brevimamma Boed.

Short-tubercled Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00018
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha bumamma

Bumamma pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00145
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha bumamma (Ehrenb.) Britton & Rose

Big-tubercled Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00019
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha bussleri (Münch) Britton & Rose

Bussler's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00020
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha calcarata (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Limestone Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00021
Origin
Type
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SpeciesRare

Coryphantha calipensis

Calixtlahuaca pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00146
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha calipensis H.Bravo

Puebla Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00022
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha calochlora Boed.

Green-spined Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00023
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha cephalophora (Orcutt) Britton & Rose

Flowered-head Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00024
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha ceratites (Quehl) Britton & Rose

Horned Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00025
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha chaffeyi Britton & Rose

Chaffey's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00026
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) Boed.

Chihuahuan Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00027
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Desert Pincushion

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00028
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha clava (Pfeiffer) Lem.

Club Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00029
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha clavata

Club pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00147
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha clavata (Scheidw.) Backeb.

Club-shaped Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00030
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha columnaris Lahman

Prairie Column Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00031
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha compacta

Compact pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00148
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Compact Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00032
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha conimamma (Linke) A.Berger

Cone-tubercled Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00033
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha connivens Britton & Rose

Cuban Conniving Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00034
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha conoidea (DC.) Orcutt

Cone-shaped Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00035
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha cornifera

Horned pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00149
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha cornifera (DC.) Lem.

Rhinoceros Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00036
Origin
Type
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CrestedRarity

Coryphantha cornifera f. cristata

Crested horned pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00223
Origin Mexico
Type form
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Coryphantha cornuta (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) A.Berger

Horned Tubercle Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00037
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha cubensis Britton & Rose

Cuban Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00038
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha cuencamensis L.Bremer

Cuencamé Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00039
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha daemonoceras A.Berger

Demon-horned Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00040
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha dasyacantha (Engelm.) A.Berger

Duncan Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00041
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha delaetiana

De Laet's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00150
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha delaetiana (Quehl) A.Berger

De Laet's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00042
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha delicata

Delicate pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00151
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha delicata L.Bremer

Delicate Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00043
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha densispina Werderm.

Dense-spined Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00044
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha deserti (Engelm. in W.H.Brewer & S.Watson) Britton & Rose

Desert Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00045
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha difficilis (Quehl) Orcutt

Difficult Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00046
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha duncanii

Duncan's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00152
Origin USA / Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha duncanii (Hester) L.D.Benson

Duncan's Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00047
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha durangensis

Durango pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00153
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha durangensis (C.Runge ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

Durango Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00048
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha echinoidea (Quehl) Britton & Rose

Sea-urchin Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00049
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha echinus

Hedgehog pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00154
Origin USA / Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha echinus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Spinystar Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00050
Origin
Type
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Species

Coryphantha elephantidens

Elephant's tooth cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00155
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Cultivar

Coryphantha elephantidens 'Albispina'

White-spined elephant tooth cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00159
Origin Mexico
Type cultivar
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CrestedRarity

Coryphantha elephantidens f. cristata

Crested elephant tooth cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00160
Origin Mexico
Type form
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MonstrousRarity

Coryphantha elephantidens f. monstruosa

Monstrous elephant tooth cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00161
Origin Mexico
Type form
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Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem.

Elephant Tooth Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00051
Origin
Type
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Variety

Coryphantha elephantidens var. bumamma

Elephant tooth cactus var. bumamma

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00156
Origin Mexico
Type variety
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Variety

Coryphantha elephantidens var. greenwoodii

Elephant tooth cactus var. greenwoodii

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00157
Origin Mexico
Type variety
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Coryphantha elephantidens var. panarotoi

Elephant tooth cactus var. panarotoi

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00158
Origin Mexico
Type variety
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Coryphantha emskoetteriana (Quehl) A.Berger

Emskoetter's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00052
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha erecta Lem.

Upright Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00053
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha exudans (Zucc.) Lem. ex Britton & Rose

Exuding Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00054
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha fragrans Hester

Fragrant Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00055
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha garessii L.Bremer

Gares' Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00056
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha georgii Boed.

Georg's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00057
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha gladiispina (Boed.) A.Berger

Sword-spined Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00058
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha glanduligera

Glandular pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00162
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha glanduligera (Otto & A.Dietr.) Lem.

Glandular Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00059
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha glassii Dicht & A.Lüthy

Glass' Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00060
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha gracilis

Slender pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00163
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha gracilis L.Bremer & A.B.Lau

Graceful Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00061
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha grahamii (Engelm.) Rydb.

Graham's Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00062
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha grandiflora (Otto in Pfeiff.) A.Berger

Large-flowered Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00063
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha grandis L.Bremer

Grand Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00064
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha grata L.Bremer

Pleasant Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00065
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha greenwoodii Bravo

Greenwood's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00066
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha guerkeana

Guerke's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00164
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha guerkeana (Boed.) Britton & Rose

Guerke's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00067
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass & R.A.Foster

Henrickson's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00068
Origin
Type
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SpeciesEndangered

Coryphantha hesteri

Hester's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00165
Origin USA
Type species
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Coryphantha hesteri Y.Wright

Hester's Pima Pineapple Cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00069
Origin
Type
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SpeciesRare

Coryphantha hintoniorum

Hinton's pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00166
Origin Mexico
Type species
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Coryphantha hintoniorum Dicht & A.Lüthy

Hinton's Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00070
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha impexicoma Lem. ex Förster

Tangled-hair Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00071
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha indensis L.Bremer

Inde Coryphantha

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00072
Origin
Type
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Coryphantha jalpanensis

Jalpan pincushion cactus

Specimen ID RN-CORYP-00167
Origin Mexico
Type species

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