{"product_id":"astrophytum-myriostigma-cv-kikko-nudum","title":"Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Kikko nudum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e Cultivar origin: No wild type locality (Domesticated horticultural selection originating in Japan). Basal species \u003ci\u003eAstrophytum myriostigma\u003c\/i\u003e range: 21°40'N to 24°30'N, 99°40'W to 101°30'W (Central-Northern Mexico: San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Cultivated lineage. Basal species occurs in BWh (Hot desert climate) transitioning to BSh (Hot semi-arid \/ steppe climate).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Native data for this specific cultivar is non-existent as it arose solely under cultivation. The basal species thrives at 1,000–2,000 m above sea level, on alkaline limestone slopes and calcareous stony soils with scarce annual rainfall (250–400 mm) concentrated in summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e Characterized by acute, triangular, pointed outgrowths (tubercles) aligned along each rib margin, forming a distinctive saw-tooth or tortoiseshell relief. The epidermis is entirely glabrous (\"nudum\"), completely lacking the white flecks or trichome scales typical of the standard type. Areoles sit on the tips or notches of the tubercles and are spineless. Produces yellow, silk-lustered actinomorphic flowers (4–6 cm across) from the apical meristem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Solitary, globose to shortly columnar with age. Winter-dormant (dry rest required below 10°C). Slow growth rate. Typically reaches 10–25 cm in height and 10–18 cm in stem diameter at maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e Genus name \u003ci\u003eAstrophytum\u003c\/i\u003e derives from the Greek \u003ci\u003eastron\u003c\/i\u003e (star) and \u003ci\u003ephyton\u003c\/i\u003e (plant), describing the star-like rib symmetry. Specific epithet \u003ci\u003emyriostigma\u003c\/i\u003e comes from Greek \u003ci\u003emyrios\u003c\/i\u003e (countless) and \u003ci\u003estigma\u003c\/i\u003e (mark\/spot). Cultivar epithet 'Kikko' (亀甲) translates from Japanese as \"turtle shell\", referring to the geometric plates. 'Nudum' denotes the naked, unspotted epidermal surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e While wild \u003ci\u003eA. myriostigma\u003c\/i\u003e was first collected by Henri Galeotti in 1836 near San Luis Potosí, the 'Kikko' mutation was isolated and stabilized through selective hybridization and line-breeding by Japanese nurserymen in the late 20th century, becoming an iconic collectible in high-end succulent horticulture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W5.5cm|Own-rooted","offer_id":71278325629181,"sku":"71278325629181","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_1811.jpg?v=1789061480","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/astrophytum-myriostigma-cv-kikko-nudum","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}