Cipocereus crassisepalus
| Cipocereus crassisepalus | |
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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: | Cipocereus |
| Species: | C. crassisepalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cipocereus crassisepalus (Buining & Brederoo) Zappi & N.P.Taylor
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Cipocereus crassisepalus is a species of cactus endemic to the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Description[edit]
Cipocereus crassisepalus grows tree-shaped, branches irregularly and reaches heights of up to 2 meters. The dark green, segmented shoots have a diameter of up to 6 centimeters. There are 4 to 6 blunt ribs that are thickened around the areoles. Thick, reddish-brown wool and bristly hair initially emerge from the round areoles, which later turn gray until the areoles are finally bald. The initially shiny reddish-brown thorns turn gray with a darker tip. The 1 to 2 central spines are directed upwards and up to 3 centimeters long. The approximately 3 marginal spines are spread out and are up to 2.5 centimeters long.
The flowers are 4 centimeters to 7.5 centimeters long in diameter. The pear-shaped fruits are yellowish white and tinged with purple.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Cipocereus crassisepalus is widespread in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the Diamantina region.
Taxonomy[edit]
The first description as Cereus crassisepalus was made in 1973 by Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining and Arnold J. Brederoo.[3] The specific epithet crassisepalus is derived from the Latin words crassus for 'thick' and sepalum for 'sepal' and refers to the thick-fleshed outer perianth segments. Nigel Paul Taylor and Daniela Cristina Zappi (* 1965) placed the species in the genus Cipocereus in 1991.[4] Further nomenclature synonyms are Piptanthocereus crassisepalus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter (1979) and Pilosocereus crassisepalus (Buining & Brederoo) Anceschi & Magli (2010).
References[edit]
- ^ Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG (2010-08-10). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 113. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Notes on miscellaneous genera of Cactaceae". Bradleya. 9 (9). British Cactus and Succulent Society: 81–92. 1991. doi:10.25223/brad.n9.1991.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
External links[edit]
Media related to Cipocereus crassisepalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cipocereus crassisepalus at Wikispecies
