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.[2]

Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Buiningia Buxb.
  • Mariottia Guiggi

Species

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

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)

References

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