Taxonomy Profile: Epithelantha bokei (LD Benson)

Epithelantha bokei: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Epithelantha micromeris var. bokei
LD Benson Glass & Foster
Common Name(s):
Biznaga-blanca de Boquillas []
Boke's button cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Epithelantha bokei: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Epithelantha
pingpong ball cactus |
Species : Epithelantha bokei
Biznaga-blanca de Boquillas |
Boke's button cactus |
Epithelantha bokei Direct Children(s):
Epithelantha bokei: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-09-30 / 1993-09-30
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 58, no. 188
Page(s):
51144-51190
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hunt, David
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-05-01 / 2006-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The New Cactus Lexicon: Text
Page(s):
x + 373
Publisher:
dh books
Publication Place:
Milborne Port, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0-9538134-5-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Epithelantha bokei
Epithelantha bokei: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Epithelantha bokei: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Cactaceae, adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)
Comment:
US ESA: No longer a candidate species according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 58, Number 188, Pages 51144 - 51190, September 30, 1993