| Brasilicereus markgrafii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Brasilicereus |
| Species: | B. markgrafii |
| Binomial name | |
| Brasilicereus markgrafii Backeb. & Voll | |
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Brasilicereus markgrafii is a species of cactus which is endemic to Brazil.
Description
Brasilicereus markgrafii has unbranched, grayish-green shoots that are up to 2.5 cm in diameter and can grow up to 1.5 meters tall. It typically has 13 ribs with gray wool-covered areoles. The cactus has one central spine, occasionally up to four, reaching up to 4 cm long, and 12 to 18 irregularly protruding marginal spines, each 6 to 10 mm long. The flowers are bell- to funnel-shaped, light green-whitish, up to 6 cm long, and 5 cm in diameter.
Distribution
This species is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It occurs in the campos rupestres (rocky fields) montane savanna.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1949 by Curt Backeberg and Otto Voll. The specific epithet, markgrafii, honors German botanist Friedrich Markgraf.
References
- ^ Machado, M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D. (2017). "Brasilicereus markgrafii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40876A121436787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40876A121436787.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Taylor, Nigel; Zappi, Daniela (2018). "Additions and corrections to 'Cacti of Eastern Brazil'". Bradleya. 36 (36): 2–21. doi:10.25223/brad.n36.2018.a2. ISSN 0265-086X.
- Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives. Nr. 25, 2011, S. 7.
External links
Media related to Brasilicereus markgrafii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brasilicereus markgrafii at Wikispecies
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| Brasilicereus markgrafii |
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