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Stenocereus alamosensis (octopus cactus or cina[1]) is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2] It is viviparous (that is, the seeds germinate before leaving the parent plant), apparently an adaptation to living in coastal plains which are prone to flooding.[3]
Notes
- ^ William J. Etges (Sep 1989). "Divergence in Cactophilic Drosophila: The Evolutionary Significance of Adult Ethanol Metabolism". Evolution 43 (6): pp. 1316–1319. doi:.
- ^ "Octopus Cactus (Stenocereus alamosensis)". http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Stenocereus_alamosensis.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ J. Hugo Cota-Sánchez, Álvaro Reyes-Olivas and Bardo Sánchez-Soto (2007). "Vivipary in coastal cacti: a potential reproductive strategy in halophytic environments". American Journal of Botany 94: 1577–1581. doi:. http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/9/1577.
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