Micranthocereus estevesii
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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. estevesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Micranthocereus estevesii (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter
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Micranthocereus estevesii is a species of Micranthocereus found in Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]Micranthocereus estevesii is a rare cactus species with columnar, bluish-green shoots that can reach up to 6 meters in height and 15 centimeters in diameter. It has 37 to 42 narrow ribs, round areoles with yellowish-brown wool and hair, 6 to 7 slightly curved central spines that are light brown and 0.2 to 3.5 centimeters long, and approximately 12 needle-like, light brown marginal spines that are 5 to 11 millimeters long. The cephalium, 5 to 7 centimeters wide, consists of white to cream-colored wool up to 2.2 centimeters long and red bristles up to 0.8 centimeters long. The broad, funnel-shaped flowers are white and open at night, measuring up to 3.5 centimeters in length and diameter. The light blue fruits are up to 1.3 centimeters long and 0.9 to 1.4 centimeters in diameter, drying out and falling apart when ripe.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Native to the Brazilian states of Goiás and Tocantins.
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Habitat in NE Goias, Brazil -
Plant growing in Parque Estadual Terra Ronca, São Domingos, Goiás -
Plants growing in Parque Estadual Terra Ronca, São Domingos, Goiás
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Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described as Austrocephalocereus estevesii in 1974 by Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining and Arnold J. Brederoo.[4] The specific epithet honors Brazilian cactus specialist Eddie Esteves Pereira, who discovered the species. Friedrich Ritter reclassified it into the genus Micranthocereus in 1979.
References
[edit]- ^ 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 estevesii (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 433. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal November-December 1975: Vol 47 Iss 6 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
External links
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Media related to Micranthocereus estevesii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Micranthocereus estevesii at Wikispecies
