Cipocereus minensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cipocereus
Species:
C. minensis
Binomial name
Cipocereus minensis
(Werderm.) F.Ritter 1979
Synonyms
  • Cephalocereus minensis (Werderm.) L.Y.Dawson 1957
  • Cereus minensis Werderm. 1933
  • Coleocephalocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.H.Brandt 1981
  • Pilocereus minensis (Werderm.) Backeb. 1935
  • Pilosocereus minensis (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley 1957

Cipocereus minensis is a species of Cipocereus found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1]

Description

It 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]

References

  1. "Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 113. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
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