Echinocereus bonkerae J.J. THORNBER & F. BONKER
The Fantastic Clan: 71 – 73, 85 (1932)

Locus typus
USA, Arizona, Pinal County, Sta. Catalina Mts., südliches Oracle

Synonyme
Echinocereus fendleri var. bonkerae
Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii var. bonkerae
Echinocereus fasciculatus var. bonkerae
Echinocereus fasciculatus subsp. bonkerae

Etymologie
Echinocereus = Igelsäulenkaktus
bonkerae = benannt nach Frances Bonker

Originaltext der Erstbeschreibung (Auszug)
It differs from all other species of its kind in that all the spines are very short, and its fruit is sweet and more nearly the size of a strawberry than any of the others; also the spines do not suggest the Hedgehog Cactus, so that the common name of Short Spined Strawberry Cactus Is given to Bonkerae, as more nearly resembling a strawberry in its fruit than any other of the Strawberry Cactus clan. The juicy, luscious berries, less than an inch long, are delicious as jam or served cold with cream; they are always the first to appear in the spring. Often but two inches tall, sometimes reaching six or eight inches, this little Strawberry Cactus grows In clumps of two or three to ten stems which are densely ridged and tubercled. The flowers, nearly three inches long and about the same in width, are a deep rose-purple, and appear in April, the first of the purple-flowered species to bloom. It is easily recognized by Its many ridges and very short spines, all less than a half-inch long, which are whitish or yellowish when young and reddish brown when mature, and by its bright purple blossoms, borne well up on the stems, which open in the forenoon and close in late afternoon, lasting for several days. Under cultivation the larger plants grow as much as three inches in a season.

Morphologische Merkmale (eigene Untersuchungen)
Pflanzenkörper kurzzylindrisch bis ssäulig, gruppenbildend, Triebhöhe bis 25 cm, Triebdurchmesser bis 7 cm. Epidermis grün. Rippenzahl 16-21. Wurzeln faserig verzweigt. Areolen rund bis oval. Randdornen 10 bis 15. Mitteldornen 1-4. Blüte trichterförmig, violett bis dunkelviolett, bis 8 cm lang, bis 9 cm im Durchmesser. Frucht oval bis rund, grünbräunlich bis rosarot. Fruchtfleisch weiß, Samen schwarz.

Standort
USA, Arizona, Gila County in 1100 bis 1200 m Höhe im geröllartigen Gelände. pH Wert: 5,5. Blütezeit am Standort: April, Blütezeit in Kultur: April.

Begleitvegetation
Agave spec., Cylindropuntia spec., Ferocactus wislizeni, Opuntia spec.

Feldnummern
BW089a, Wolfgang Blum
BW139, Wolfgang Blum
BW2058, Wolfgang Blum
BW2059, Wolfgang Blum
BW329, Wolfgang Blum
DFM0013, Dieter Felix
DFM0053, Dieter Felix
DFM0090, Dieter Felix
DFM0091, Dieter Felix
DFM0268, Dieter Felix
DFM0269, Dieter Felix
DFM0294, Dieter Felix
DFM0297, Dieter Felix
DFM0349, Dieter Felix
DFM0405, Dieter Felix
DFM0420, Dieter Felix
DFM0421, Dieter Felix
DFM0542, Dieter Felix
DFM0546, Dieter Felix
DFM0548, Dieter Felix
DFM0549, Dieter Felix
DFM0584, Dieter Felix
DFM0762, Dieter Felix
DFM0855, Dieter Felix
DFM1371, Dieter Felix
GL535, Gary Loos
HK1515, Horst Kuenzler HK
HN1, Hildegard Nase
LZ130, Eberhard Lutz
LZ677, Eberhard Lutz
PF4883, Pierre Fischer
RP071, Ralph Peters
RS0833, Roman Stanik
SB0521, Steven Brack
SB0522, Steven Brack

Herbarbelege Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr (HMAO)
HMAO-002-0367, Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr
HMAO-002-0368, Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr
HMAO-002-0369, Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr
HMAO-003-0212, Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr
HMAO-003-0213, Privatherbarium Martina & Andreas Ohr

Herbarbelege Universitäten
ARIZ108448, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ156240, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ366718, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ366719, University of Arizona Herbarium
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ARIZ366722, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ367399, University of Arizona Herbarium
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ARIZ415136, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ83729, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ97614, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ97615, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ97616, University of Arizona Herbarium
ARIZ-BOT0005836, University of Arizona Herbarium
ASC100121, Deaver Herbarium (Northern Arizona University)
ASC66511, Deaver Herbarium (Northern Arizona University)
ASC89184, Deaver Herbarium (Northern Arizona University)
ASU0076316, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
ASU0076317, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
ASU0076318, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
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ASU0078809, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
ASU0078811, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
ASU0078824, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
DES00000235, Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection
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DES00074794, Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection
DES00076269, Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection
HNT49443, Huntington Botanical Gardens Herbarium
HNT76992, Huntington Botanical Gardens Herbarium
52491.000, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
US00171662, United States National Herbarium
US00171876, United States National Herbarium
US00171900, United States National Herbarium
US00171904, United States National Herbarium

Empfehlenswerte Literatur
THORNBER, J.J. & BONKER, F. (1932): The fantastic Clan

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