Coleocephalocereus | |
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Coleocephalocereus aureus | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Subtribe: | Cereinae |
Genus: |
Coleocephalocereus Backeb. [1] |
Type species | |
Coleocephalocereus fluminensis | |
Species | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Coleocephalocereus is a genus of erect and semi-erect columnar cacti from Brazil. These species develop a cephalium with wool and bristles. They are common to the inselbergs of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, and can comprise a dominant portion of the flora in these isolated, dome-shaped rocky outcrops. [2]
As of September 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]
Subgenus | Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Buiningia |
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Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
Coleocephalocereus |
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Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & Esteves | Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus Buining | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
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Coleocephalocereus estevesii Diers | Brazil( Distrito Federal ) | |
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Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb. | Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) | |
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Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo | Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais) | |
Simplex |
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Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining | Brazil (Bahia) |