Brasilicereus

Brasilicereus
Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (left-most image)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Brasilicereus
Backeb.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Bragaia Esteves, Hofacker & P.J.Braun

Brasilicereus is a genus of cacti known only from east Brazil and comprising three species.[1]

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.[2]

Species

As of September 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Brasilicereus estevesii Brazil.
Brasilicereus markgrafii Brazil.
Brasilicereus phaeacanthus Bahia, Brasil

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Brasilicereus Backeb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 92–93. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.