Mirabella is a genus of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Brazil.[3] The genus was erected by Friedrich Ritter in 1979.[1] It has also been treated as the subgenus Mirabella of the genus Cereus.[2]
Mirabella | |
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Mirabella estevesii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Mirabella F.Ritter[1] |
Type species | |
Mirabella albicaulis | |
Species | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Cereus subg. Mirabella (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor |
Species
editAs of December 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[3]
Image | Name | Distribution |
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Mirabella albicaulis (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter | Northeast and Southeast Brazil. | |
Mirabella estevesii (P.J.Braun) Guiggi | Minas Gerais, Brazil. | |
Mirabella minensis F.Ritter | Brazil. |
References
edit- ^ a b "Mirabella F.Ritter", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-12-15
- ^ a b "Mirabella F. Ritter", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2021-12-15
- ^ a b "Mirabella F.Ritter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-12-15