Coleocephalocereus

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Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus01.jpg
Coleocephalocereus aureus
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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

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • BuiningiaBuxb.
  • MariottiaGuiggi

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, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]

SubgenusImageScientific nameDistribution
Buiningia Coleocephalocereus aureus.jpg Coleocephalocereus aureus F.RitterBrazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F. Ritter.JPG Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.RitterBrazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & Esteves Espirito Santo, Brasil.jpg Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & EstevesBrazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus - 2.jpg Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus BuiningBrazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus estevesii L. Diers Minas Gerais Brasil.jpg Coleocephalocereus estevesii DiersBrazil( Distrito Federal )
Coleocephalocereus fluminensis-morro do moreno.jpg Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb.Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun, Esteves & Hofacker type locality Espirito Santo Brasil.jpg Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & BrederooBrazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais)
Simplex Coleocephalocereus goebelianus 2.jpg Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) BuiningBrazil (Bahia)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coleocephalocereus Backeb." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. 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 .