Cereus fernambucensis

Cereus fernambucensis is a species of Cereus found in Brazil.[2]

Cereus fernambucensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
C. fernambucensis
Binomial name
Cereus fernambucensis
Lem. 1839

Description

Cereus fernambucensis grows shrubby, is richly branched and forms dense clumps up to 5 meters in diameter. The cylindrical, segmented, pale green shoots, which often appear almost white, are 6 to 10 centimeters in diameter. There are three to five thick, sharp-edged ribs that are somewhat wavy. The large areoles on it are initially brownish and later become whitish. The four to ten needle thorns are yellowish brown to bright yellow. They have a length of up to 5 centimeters.

The white flowers are up to 20 centimeters long. The 6 to 7 centimeters long, narrowly oblong fruits are crimson. They contain white flesh.[3]

Distribution

Cereus fernambucensis is distributed along the coast of northeastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

The plant was first described and published in 1839 by Charles Lemaire.[4]

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies:[2][5]

ImageNameDistribution
Cereus fernambucensis subsp. fernambucensisBrazil
Cereus fernambucensis subsp. sericifer (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor & ZappiBrazil (Rio de Janeiro)

References
  1. Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG; Assessment), Pierre Braun (Global Cactus (2010-08-10). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Cereus fernambucensis Lem". Plants of the World Online. 1989-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). p. 104. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  4. Lemaire, Charles Antoine (1839). Cactearum genera nova speciesque novæ et omnium in Horto monvilliano cultarum ex affinitatibus naturalibus ordinatio nova indexque methodicus /. Lutetiis-Parisiorum: J. Loss. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.124858.
  5. "On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family". On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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