Mammillaria compressa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. compressa
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| Mammillaria compressa DC., 1828
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Mammillaria compressa, commonly called mother of hundreds, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae.[1] It is native to northern and southern Mexico, and is cultivated as an ornamental plant.[1] It blooms in the winter and early spring, with bell-shaped flowers that range from a purplish pink to red color.[2] Its curved spines were traditionally used as hooks for fishing.[2]
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Mammillaria compressa at the botanical garden in Berlin
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Alkaloids
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Ushinsunine (Micheline A) is an aporphine alkaloid extracted from Michelia compressa MAXIM. var. Formosana KANEHIRA.[3][4][5][6]
References
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- ^ a b Wiersema, John H.; León, Blanca (2016). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-1466576810. Retrieved 17 February 2020 – via GoogleBooks.
- ^ a b "Mammillaria compressa". LLIFLE. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Tomita, M., Furukawa, H. (1962). "Studies on the Alkaloids of Magnoliaceous Plants. XXXIII: Alkaloids of Michelia compressa MAXIM. (3). Alkaloids of the Heart Wood". Yakugaku Zasshi. 82 (6): 925–927. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947.82.6_925.
- ^ Yang, T.-H. (1962). "Studies on the Alkaloids of Magnoliaceous Plants. XXVIII: Alkaloids of Michelia compressa MAXIM. var. Formosana KANEHIRA. (1)". Yakugaku Zasshi. 82 (6): 794–798. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947.82.6_794.
- ^ Yang, T.-H. (1962). "Studies on the Alkaloids of Magnoliaceous Plants. XXIX: Alkaloids of Michelia compressa MAXIM. var. Formosana KANEHIRA. (2)". Yakugaku Zasshi. 82 (6): 798–804. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947.82.6_798.
- ^ Yang, T.-H. (1962). "Studies on the Alkaloids of Magnoliaceous Plants. XXX: Alkaloids of Michelia compressa MAXIM. var. Formosana KANEHIRA. (3)". Yakugaku Zasshi. 82 (6): 804–811. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947.82.6_804. PMID 14008968.
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