Coleocephalocereus
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.
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Coleocephalocereus aureus | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Genus: | Coleocephalocereus Backeb. |
Type species | |
Coleocephalocereus fluminensis | |
Species | |
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Species
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Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
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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, Sao Paulo) | |
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Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo | Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais) | |
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Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining | Brazil (Bahia) |
References
- Porembski, Stefan (1998). "Diversity and ecology of saxicolous vegetation mats on inselbergs in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest". Diversity & Distributions. 4 (3): 107–119. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00013.x.
- "Coleocephalocereus — the Plant List".
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