Ariocarpus scaphirostris

Ariocarpus scaphirostris grows geophytically with dark green to brown bodies, 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter, with only the warts protruding from the soil surface. The warts are somewhat triangular in cross-section, spreading, pointed, and more than twice as long as they are wide. Areoles are absent or located near the tip of the warts. The plant is slow growing and also produces rare flowers. The magenta flowers reach a diameter of 4 centimeters, and the greenish fruits are 9 to 15 millimeters long. File:Ariocarpus scapharostrus (10328358976).jpg|Flower File:Ariocarpus scaphirostris 1.jpg|Plant File:Ariocarpus scapharostrus (10264186863).jpg|Side view of plant File:Ariocarpus scaphirostris (dry form) seedlings (46781893544).jpg|seedlings ==Distribution==

Ariocarpus scaphirostris is endemic to hot deserts gowning on shaly limestone in a single valley in Nuevo León, Mexico, at elevations between 950 and 1,400 meters. File:Ariocarpus scapharostrus (5727042897).jpg|Plant growing in Rayones, Nuevo León under limestone. File:Ariocarpus scaphirostris 5.jpg|Habitat in Las Kanjadas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico ==Taxonomy==

First described in 1930 by Friedrich Bödeker, the specific epithet "scaphirostris" is derived from the Greek "skaphe" (ship) and the Latin "rostrum" (beak), referring to the shape of the wart tips. Bödeker's original spelling, "Ariocarpus scapharostrus," was corrected by D. R. Hunt, in 1991 to comply with Article 61.1 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. ==Pharmacology==

Hordenine, N-methyltyramine, N-methyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine and N,N-dimethyl-3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine were found in Ariocarpus scaphirostris. ==References==