Description
Short‑spined Elephant Ivory (scientific name: Coryphantha elephantidens cv. Tenshi) is a cultivated variety of the genus Coryphantha in the cactus family. In the cactus family classification system, this variety is a cultivated variant along with Tian Si Wan, Elephant Ivory, and other plants, and it exhibits the typical morphological characteristics of cactus species.
Among cultivated cactus varieties, Short‑spined Elephant Ivory has morphological or taxonomic associations with the following varieties:
– Short‑spined Elephant Ivory (Coryphantha elephantidens cv. Tenshi): cultivated variety with noticeably long spines
– Tian Si Wan (Coryphantha sp.): a short‑spined variant of the same genus
– Elephant Ivory Petrified (Coryphantha elephantidens f. monstruosa): a malformed petrified variant
