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Brasilicereus

Genus of cacti

Genus of cacti

Brasilicereus is a genus of cacti known only from east Brazil and comprising three species.

Description

The species of the genus Brasilicereus grow as shrubs with upright, sometimes crooked, rarely branching shoots that reach heights of 1 to 4 meters. The slender shoots can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter. They have 3 to 5 flat or narrow ribs. The needle-like, brittle spines are whitish to grayish-brown and arise from areoles covered with gray or white wool. There are 1 to 4 central spines up to 4 centimeters long and 10 to 18 marginal spines 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters long. The flowers, which are short-tubed to bell-shaped, open at night. The flower cup and tube are covered with fleshy scales, and the areoles are glabrous. The dull green to purple fruits are spherical to pear-shaped, with a persistent flower remnant, and do not tear.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
[[File:Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeberg & Voll.JPG120px]]Brasilicereus markgrafiiBrazil.
[[File:Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeberg ssp. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves.jpg120px]]Brasilicereus phaeacanthusBahia, Brasil

References

References

  1. (2005). "Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon". Ulmer.
  2. "''Brasilicereus'' Backeb..".
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