Brasilicereus phaeacanthus is a species of Brasilicereus found in Brazil.[1]
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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. phaeacanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb.
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Description
editBrasilicereus phaeacanthus typically grows with shoots that branch from the base, standing upright but sometimes leaning or climbing. The shoots are 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter and can reach up to 4 meters in height. The plant has 8 to 13 low, narrow ribs covered with whitish wool in the areoles. It features 1 to 3 yellowish-brown central spines up to 3 centimeters long and 10 to 12 yellowish marginal spines between 10 and 15 millimeters long. The flowers are whitish green to greenish, up to 6.5 centimeters long, and 6 centimeters in diameter, with a slightly curved flower tube. The slightly bumpy fruits can reach a diameter of up to 1.5 centimeters.[2]
Distribution
editBrasilicereus phaeacanthus is native to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described as Cereus phaeacanthus by Max Gürke in 1908.[4] The specific epithet phaeacanthus derives from the Greek words phaios (gray) and akanthos (thorn), referring to the plant's thorniness. Curt Backeberg reclassified it into the genus Brasilicereus in 1942.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. 1989-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 93. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Institution, Smithsonian (2023-09-04). "Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb". Smithsonian Institution (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
External links
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Data related to Brasilicereus phaeacanthus at Wikispecies
