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.

Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus
Scientific classification
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
Subgenus Image Scientific name Distribution
Buiningia Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & Esteves Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus Buining Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Coleocephalocereus estevesii Diers Brazil( Distrito Federal )
Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb. Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo)
Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais)
Simplex Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining Brazil (Bahia)

Synonymy

The genus Buiningia Buxb. has been brought into synonymy with this genus.

References

    [1] [2]

    1. 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.
    2. "Coleocephalocereus — the Plant List".
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