Mammillaria gigantea

Mammillaria gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: M. gigantea
Binomial name
Mammillaria gigantea
Hildm ex K.Schum, 1898

Mammillaria gigantea is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae native to Mexico.[1] It is named for its large size.

References

  1. 1 2 Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Sánchez , E., Guadalupe Martínez, J. & Bárcenas Luna, R. (2013). "Mammillaria gigantea". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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