Brasilicereus phaeacanthus
{{Short description|Species of cacti}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeberg ssp. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves.jpg
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| taxon = Brasilicereus phaeacanthus
| authority = (Gürke) Backeb.
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
- Cephalocereus phaeacanthus {{au|(Gürke) Britton & Rose 1920}}
- Cereus phaeacanthus {{au|Gürke 1908}}
- Pilocereus phaeacanthus {{au|(Gürke) Backeb. 1936}}
- Brasilicereus breviflorus {{au|F.Ritter 1979}}
- Brasilicereus phaeacanthus subsp. breviflorus {{au|(F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves 1995}}
- Cereus phaeacanthus var. breviflorus {{au|(F.Ritter) P.J.Braun 1988}}
- Pilocereus verheinei {{au|Rümpler 1885}}
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Brasilicereus phaeacanthus is a species of Brasilicereus found in Brazil.{{cite web | title=Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. | website=Plants of the World Online | date=1989-01-01 | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36114-2 | access-date=2024-01-02}}
Description
Brasilicereus phaeacanthus typically grows with shoots that branch from the base, standing upright but sometimes leaning or climbing. The shoots are 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter and can reach up to 4 meters in height. The plant has 8 to 13 low, narrow ribs covered with whitish wool in the areoles. It features 1 to 3 yellowish-brown central spines up to 3 centimeters long and 10 to 12 yellowish marginal spines between 10 and 15 millimeters long. The flowers are whitish green to greenish, up to 6.5 centimeters long, and 6 centimeters in diameter, with a slightly curved flower tube. The slightly bumpy fruits can reach a diameter of up to 1.5 centimeters.{{cite book | last1=Anderson | first1=Edward F. | last2=Eggli | first2=Urs | title=Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon | publisher=Ulmer | publication-place=Stuttgart (Hohenheim) | date=2005 | isbn=3-8001-4573-1 | language=de | page=93}}
Distribution
Brasilicereus phaeacanthus is native to the Brazilian state of Bahia.{{cite web | last=Institution | first=Smithsonian | title=Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. | website=Smithsonian Institution | date=2023-09-04 | url=https://www.si.edu/es/object/nmnhbotany_2464966 | language=es | access-date=2024-07-14}}
Taxonomy
It was first described as Cereus phaeacanthus by Max Gürke in 1908.{{cite web | title=Au Cactus Francophone | website=Au Cactus Francophone | url=https://www.cactuspro.com/lecture/MDKG/MDKG-1931-5/page-19.en.html | language=fr | access-date=2024-07-14}} The specific epithet phaeacanthus derives from the Greek words phaios (gray) and akanthos (thorn), referring to the plant's thorniness. Curt Backeberg reclassified it into the genus Brasilicereus in 1942.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Brasilicereus phaeacanthus|Brasilicereus phaeacanthus}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Brasilicereus phaeacanthus|Brasilicereus phaeacanthus}}
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Category:Endemic flora of Brazil