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Neobuxbaumia

Neobuxbaumia

15 species Cactaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of giant columnar cacti endemic to Mexico, mainly the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz. Imposing erect columnar stems up to 15 m tall, with numerous ribs (up to 50+ in N. polylopha). Some species develop voluminous lateral cephalia. White or pink nocturnal flowers. Fleshy fruits. Pollinated by bats and hawk moths. The name combines "Neo" (new) + "Buxbaumia" (in honor of Franz Buxbaum, prominent 20th-century Austro-Hungarian cactologist). Iconic elements of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley landscape (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve), the region of maximum cactus richness on the planet.

Distribution Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)

Conservation CITES Appendix II. Several species threatened by deforestation and land use change in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley.

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Neobuxbaumia australis (J.Meyrán) Bravo

Southern Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00011

Origin Sur de México (Guerrero, Oaxaca)

Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides (Haw.) Buxb.

Euphorbia-like Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00001

Origin México (Tamaulipas: costa sur; Veracruz: norte; San Luis Potosí: Huasteca, 0–500 m)

Neobuxbaumia laui (P.V.Heath) D.R.Hunt

Lau's Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00002

Origin México (Oaxaca: Cañada, valles áridos del norte, 400–1200 m)

Neobuxbaumia macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) E.Y.Dawson

Large-headed Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00003

Origin México (Puebla, Oaxaca: Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán y laderas adyacentes, 1000–1800 m)

Neobuxbaumia macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) E.Y.Dawson f. cristata

Crested Candelabra Cactus

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00015

Origin Puebla, México — mutación de cultivo

Type crested form

Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis (Bravo) Backeb.

Mezcala Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00004

Origin México (Guerrero, sur de Oaxaca: cuenca del río Mezcala-Balsas, barrancas cálidas, 400–1200 m)

Neobuxbaumia multiareolata (E.Y.Dawson) Bravo, Scheinvar & Sánchez-Mej.

Many-areolate Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00005

Origin México (Oaxaca: costa e istmo de Tehuantepec, 0–600 m)

Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb.

Many-ribbed Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00006

Origin México (Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato: matorral crasicaule del Altiplano y Sierra Madre Oriental, 1000–2200 m)

Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb. f. cristata

Crested Ridge Cactus

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00013

Origin Hidalgo, México — mutación de cultivo

Type crested form

EndemicVulnerable

Neobuxbaumia sanchezmejoradae (Bravo) Doweld

Sanchez-Mejorada's Organ Cactus

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00012

Origin Oaxaca, México (endémica)

Neobuxbaumia scoparia (Poselg.) Backeb.

Broom Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00007

Origin México (Oaxaca: Valle de Oaxaca, Sierra de Juárez, Cañada, 1000–1800 m)

Neobuxbaumia squamulosa Scheinvar & Sánchez-Mej.

Scaly Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00008

Origin México (Oaxaca: mixteca costera y sierra sur, 200–800 m)

Neobuxbaumia tetazo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Scheinvar

Tetazo Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00009

Origin México (Oaxaca: valles de la Mixteca Alta y sierra de Juárez, 1200–1900 m)

Neobuxbaumia tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.

Tetetzo Neobuxbaumia

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00010

Origin México (Oaxaca, Puebla: Valle de Tehuacán y Cañón del Tetetzo, 800–1600 m — especie emblema del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán UNESCO)

Neobuxbaumia tetetzo (J.M.Coult.) Backeb. f. cristata

Crested Tetetzo

Specimen ID RN-NBUX-00014

Origin Puebla y Oaxaca, México — mutación de cultivo

Type crested form