Cipocereus minensis is a species of Cipocereus found in Minas Gerais, 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: | Cipocereus |
| Species: | C. minensis
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| Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter 1979
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Description
editIt is a columnar cactus grows shrubby with branched, columnar, green shoots and reaches heights of up to 2 meters tall with stems 2 to 5 centimeters in diameter and 10-15 ribs with around 20 spines. The round areoles are covered with white or brownish wool. They give rise to greyish-white or yellowish thorns that darken over time. The 1 to 4 conspicuous central spines, occasionally there are more, are up to 2.5 centimeters long. The 8 to 16 radial spines have a length of 1 to 2 centimeters. It has greenish-white nocturnal flowers, up to 7 cm long and 3 cm in diameter, followed by a blue fruit, spherical in shape when ripe and smooth.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Cipocereus minensis subsp. leiocarpus N.P.Taylor & Zappi
- Cipocereus minensis subsp. minensis
Distribution
editCipocereus minensis is a cactus species endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Taxonomy
editIt was first described as Cereus minensis by Erich Werdermann in 1933.[3] The specific epithet "minensis" refers to its occurrence in Minas Gerais. In 1979, Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Cipocereus.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 113. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Korotkova, Nadja; Aquino, David; Arias, Salvador; Eggli, Urs; Franck, Alan; Gómez-Hinostrosa, Carlos; Guerrero, Pablo C.; Hernández, Héctor M.; Kohlbecker, Andreas; Köhler, Matias; Luther, Katja; Majure, Lucas C.; Müller, Andreas; Metzing, Detlev; Nyffeler, Reto; Sánchez, Daniel; Schlumpberger, Boris; Berendsohn, Walter G. (2021-08-31). "Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family". Willdenowia. 51 (2). doi:10.3372/wi.51.51208. ISSN 0511-9618.
External links
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Media related to Cipocereus minensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cipocereus minensis at Wikispecies
