Mammillaria tonalensis

Botanical Description

Mammillaria tonalensis is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus freely clustering from offsets to produce large clumps. The slender, cylindrical stems can be erect or sprawling, 120mm or more tall and 20 - 35mm in diameter[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It s sometimes grown as an ornamental. Mammillaria tonalensis is a poorly known species. All seven collections are from the same area, which appears to indicate that it may have a very small range. However, the species grows in a relatively inaccessible habitat that does not appear to be under any threat, hence there is no decline. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].