Micranthocereus purpureus is a species of Micranthocereus found in Brazil.[2]
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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: | Micranthocereus |
| Species: | M. purpureus
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| Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter
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Description
editMicranthocereus purpureus typically grows unbranched with columnar shoots, reaching heights of over 3 meters and diameters up to 12 centimeters. It has 12 to 25 low, wide ribs and large, closely spaced areoles covered in white wool. The plant features 4 to 10 brown central spines up to 5 centimeters long and 15 to 20 needle-like white radial spines up to 10 millimeters long. The cephalium, up to 1 meter long and 12 centimeters wide, is composed of grayish white wool and reddish brown to black bristles up to 2 centimeters long. The flowers range from pink to white and are 4 to 5 centimeters long. The red fruits, spherical to top-shaped, grow up to 2.5 centimeters long.[3]
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Fruit
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Distribution
editMicranthocereus purpureus is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
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Plant blooming in Parque Natural Municipal Morro do Pai Inácio, Palmeiras
Taxonomy
editIt was first described as Cephalocereus purpureus by Max Gürke in 1908. The specific epithet purpureus, meaning 'purple' in Latin, refers to the flower color.[4] Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Micranthocereus in 1968.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG; Assessment), Pierre Braun (Global Cactus (2010-06-03). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 433–434. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde". J. Neumann. 1908. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
External links
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Media related to Micranthocereus purpureus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Micranthocereus purpureus at Wikispecies
