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*''Cephalocereus phaeacanthus'' {{au|(Gürke) Britton & Rose 1920}} |
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*''Cereus phaeacanthus'' {{au|Gürke 1908}} |
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*''Pilocereus phaeacanthus'' {{au|(Gürke) Backeb. 1936}} |
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*''Brasilicereus breviflorus'' {{au|F.Ritter 1979}} |
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*''Brasilicereus phaeacanthus subsp. breviflorus'' {{au|(F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves 1995}} |
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*''Cereus phaeacanthus var. breviflorus'' {{au|(F.Ritter) P.J.Braun 1988}} |
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*''Pilocereus verheinei'' {{au|Rümpler 1885}} |
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'''''Brasilicereus phaeacanthus''''' is a species of ''[[Brasilicereus]]'' found in Brazil.<ref name="Plants of the World Online 1989 v885">{{cite web | title=Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. | website=Plants of the World Online | date=1989-01-01 | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36114-2 | access-date=2024-01-02}}</ref> |
'''''Brasilicereus phaeacanthus''''' is a species of ''[[Brasilicereus]]'' found in Brazil.<ref name="Plants of the World Online 1989 v885">{{cite web | title=Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. | website=Plants of the World Online | date=1989-01-01 | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36114-2 | access-date=2024-01-02}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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''Brasilicereus 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 [[areole]]s. 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.<ref name="o980">{{cite book | last1=Anderson | first1=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=93}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
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''Brasilicereus phaeacanthus'' is native to the Brazilian state of [[Bahia]].<ref name="v313">{{cite web | last=Institution | first=Smithsonian | title=Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. | website=Smithsonian Institution | date=2023-09-04 | url=https://www.si.edu/es/object/nmnhbotany_2464966 | language=es | access-date=2024-07-14}}</ref> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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It was first described as ''Cereus phaeacanthus'' by [[Max Gürke]] in 1908.<ref name="s933">{{cite web | title=Au Cactus Francophone | website=Au Cactus Francophone | url=https://www.cactuspro.com/lecture/MDKG/MDKG-1931-5/page-19.en.html | language=fr | access-date=2024-07-14}}</ref> 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.<ref name="s933"/> |
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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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| Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb.
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Brasilicereus phaeacanthus is a species of Brasilicereus found in Brazil.[1]
Description
[edit]Brasilicereus 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
[edit]Brasilicereus phaeacanthus is native to the Brazilian state of Bahia.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It 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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Media related to Brasilicereus phaeacanthus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brasilicereus phaeacanthus at Wikispecies
