Cipocereus minensis explained

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]

Subspecies

Distribution

Cipocereus minensis is a cactus species endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Taxonomy

It was first described as Cereus minensis by Erich Werdermann in 1933.[3] The specific epithet "minensis" refers to its occurrence in Minas Gerais. In 1979, Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Cipocereus.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter . Plants of the World Online . 2023-08-05.
  2. Book: Anderson, Edward F. . Eggli . Urs . Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon . Ulmer . Stuttgart (Hohenheim) . 2005 . 3-8001-4573-1 . de . 113.
  3. Web site: Au Cactus Francophone : . Au Cactus Francophone . fr . 2024-07-14.
  4. Korotkova . Nadja . Aquino . David . Arias . Salvador . Eggli . Urs . Franck . Alan . Gómez-Hinostrosa . Carlos . Guerrero . Pablo C. . Hernández . Héctor M. . Kohlbecker . Andreas . Köhler . Matias . Luther . Katja . Majure . Lucas C. . Müller . Andreas . Metzing . Detlev . Nyffeler . Reto . Sánchez . Daniel . Schlumpberger . Boris . Berendsohn . Walter G. . Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family . Willdenowia . 51 . 2 . 2021-08-31 . 0511-9618 . 10.3372/wi.51.51208 .

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