Brasilicereus markgrafii is a species of cactus which is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Brasilicereus |
| Species: | B. markgrafii
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| Brasilicereus markgrafii | |
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Description
editBrasilicereus markgrafii has unbranched, grayish-green shoots that are up to 2.5 cm in diameter and can grow up to 1.5 meters tall. It typically has 13 ribs with gray wool-covered areoles. The cactus has one central spine, occasionally up to four, reaching up to 4 cm long, and 12 to 18 irregularly protruding marginal spines, each 6 to 10 mm long. The flowers are bell- to funnel-shaped, light green-whitish, up to 6 cm long, and 5 cm in diameter.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It occurs in the campos rupestres (rocky fields) montane savanna.[1]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1949 by Curt Backeberg and Otto Voll. The specific epithet, markgrafii, honors German botanist Friedrich Markgraf.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2017). "Brasilicereus markgrafii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40876A121436787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40876A121436787.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Nigel; Zappi, Daniela (2018). "Additions and corrections to 'Cacti of Eastern Brazil'". Bradleya. 36 (36): 2–21. doi:10.25223/brad.n36.2018.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
- ^ Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 25, 2011, S. 7.
External links
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Media related to Brasilicereus markgrafii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brasilicereus markgrafii at Wikispecies
