Mirabella estevesii

Mirabella estevesii, synonym Cereus estevesii,[2] is a species of columnar cactus found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[3] The first description was published in 2004 by Pierre Josef Braun as Cereus estevesii.

Mirabella estevesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mirabella
Species:
M. estevesii
Binomial name
Mirabella estevesii
(P.J.Braun) Guiggi
Synonyms[2]
  • Cereus estevesii P.J.Braun
  • Monvillea estevesii (P.J.Braun) Lodé

Description

Mirabella estevesii grows shrubby to tree-like, branches 1 to 1.2 meters above the base and reaches heights of growth of up to 2.8 meters. A woody trunk is formed. The initially more or less upright, later spread to hanging shoots are up to 5 meters long and have a diameter of 4.3 to 6.5 centimeters. Young shoots are glaucous, later turning greenish gray or green. There are five to six distinct, notched ribs up to 1.3 centimeters high. The felted areoles on it are 2 to 5.3 centimeters apart. The central spine, which can also be missing, reaches a length of up to 2.6 centimeters. The nine to twelve radial spines projecting unequally are initially maroon with a yellowish tip, become dark brownish gray with age and are 3 to 12 millimeters (rarely up to 20 millimeters) long.

The slender, funnel-shaped to pedicel-shaped, white flowers are 16.5 to 17.5 centimeters long and have a diameter of up to 12.5 centimeters. Her bare flower tube is green. Nothing is known about the fruits and seeds.

Distribution

Mirabella estevesii is found in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on sandy soil at altitudes of about 400 meters.

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 2023-08-14.
  2. "Mirabella estevesii (P.J.Braun) Guiggi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. "Name - Cereus estevesii Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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