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Aztekium valdezii [1] is a species of cactus, in the genus Aztekium. It is one of the three species that make up the genus. The species originated in Mexico.[2] Aztekium is a genus endemic to Mexico. Aztekium valdezii, was discovered in 2011 by Mario Alberto Valdéz Marroquín in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains of Nuevo León; the name was formally published in 2013,[3].
Wild individual of Aztekium valdezii collected for sale it on the black market.
References
- ↑ "Aztekium valdezii". www.llifle.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ↑ Faucon, Philippe (1998–2005). "Aztekium ritteri". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
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