Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus | |
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Coleocephalocereus aureus | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
Species
As of September 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Coleocephalocereus Backeb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ 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.