{"product_id":"aztekium-hintonii","title":"Aztekium hintonii","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-18\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-79 citation-end-79\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Name: Aztekium hintonii\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-19\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-78 citation-end-78\"\u003eApproximately 24°45' N to 24°55' N, 100°00' W to 100°10' W (Restricted narrowly to Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Semi-arid \/ BSh (Subtropical steppe \/ desert transition climate).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Found exclusively at an altitude range of 1,100 to 1,200 meters above sea level. \u003cspan class=\"citation-77 citation-end-77\"\u003eIt is a strict gypsophile (soil specialist), growing on near-vertical, sharply incised gypsum and limestone canyon walls.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-76 citation-end-76\"\u003eIt is well-exposed to full sun, enduring intense heat in summer and sparse, highly seasonal rainfall.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-21\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-75 citation-end-75\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-74 citation-end-74\"\u003eSolitary, grayish-green, globose to shortly columnar stem reaching up to 10–20 cm in height and 10 cm in diameter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-73 citation-end-73\"\u003eIt exhibits 10–15 very acute, deeply defined primary ribs (6–12 mm deep) characterized by numerous fine, highly symmetrical transverse wrinkles on the flanks.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Crucially, it completely lacks the smaller secondary pseudo-ribs found in \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"369\"\u003eAztekium ritteri\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-72 citation-end-72\"\u003eEach areole bears 2–3 short, weak, strongly curved, and ephemeral spines up to 13 mm long.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Diurnal flowers are distinctively magenta to bright pinkish-red, 1–3 cm in diameter, emerging from the woolly apex. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-23\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-71 citation-end-71\"\u003eThis species is exceptionally slow-growing on its own roots, requiring 8–12 years or more to reach a flowering size of just a few centimeters.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It undergoes a strict winter dormancy. \u003cspan class=\"citation-70 citation-end-70\"\u003eAdult specimens remain primarily solitary, only rarely offsetting from old basal tissue.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-24\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-69 citation-end-69\"\u003eEtymology:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e The generic name \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\"\u003eAztekium\u003c\/i\u003e honors the Aztec people, referencing the resemblance of the plant's deeply wrinkled, geometric ribs to Aztec stone carvings and architecture. \u003cspan class=\"citation-68\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"200\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-68\"\u003ehintonii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-68 citation-end-68\"\u003e honors George Sebastián Hinton (b. 1949), the Mexican plant collector and farmer who discovered the species.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_546275613094a43c-25\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-67\"\u003eFor over 60 years after the discovery of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"61\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67\"\u003eAztekium ritteri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-67 citation-end-67\"\u003e in 1929, the genus was considered monotypic.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-66 citation-end-66\"\u003eIn 1991, George S. Hinton stumbled upon this second, significantly larger species near Galeana while exploring the rugged gypsum cliffs.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It was officially described in 1992 by botanists Charles Edward Glass and Walter Alfred Fitz Maurice, causing a massive sensation in both the botanical community and the international succulent trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W8-10cm|Degrafting","offer_id":47824998662397,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/2724d016b15047b4107671449f91ce76.jpg?v=1783679178","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/aztekium-hintonii","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}