Cochemiea saboae is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]
Cochemiea saboae grows solitary or in small groups with fleshy roots. The green, egg-shaped shoots are long and in diameter. The small, slightly rounded, smooth warts do not produce milky juice. The axillae are naked, and central spines are usually absent, though a -long central spine has been observed rarely. The 17 to 45 radial spines are slender, glassy white, yellow at the base, and sometimes slightly curved, growing up to long.
The funnel-shaped flowers are pink and can grow up to long and wide. The fruits are embedded in the plant body and contain black seeds.[2]
Accepted subspecies:[3]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Cochemiea saboae subsp. goldii | Mexico (NE. Sonora) | |
| Cochemiea saboae subsp. haudeana | Mexico (SE. Sonora) | |
| Cochemiea saboae subsp. saboae | Mexico (W. Chihuahua) | |
Cochemiea saboae is found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango at elevations between 2100 to 2200 meters growing on volcanic rock slabs. [4]
Initially described as Mammillaria saboae by Charles Edward Glass in 1966, honoring American cactus collector Kathryn Sabo, it was reclassified to the genus Cochemiea by Alexander Borissovitch Doweld in 2000.[5]