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 | |
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| Coleocephalocereus aureus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editAs of September 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
| Subgenus | Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Buiningia | 
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Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
| Coleocephalocereus | 
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Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & Esteves | Brazil (Minas Gerais) |
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Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus Buining | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
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Coleocephalocereus estevesii Diers | Brazil( Distrito Federal ) | |
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Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb. | Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) | |
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Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo | Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais) | |
| Simplex | 
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Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining | Brazil (Bahia) |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Coleocephalocereus Backeb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ Porembski, Stefan (1998). "Diversity and ecology of saxicolous vegetation mats on inselbergs in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest". Diversity & Distributions. 4 (3): 107–119. Bibcode:1998DivDi...4..107P. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00013.x.