| Cipocereus minensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cipocereus |
| Species: | C. minensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cipocereus minensis (Werderm.) F.Ritter 1979 | |
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Cipocereus minensis is a species of Cipocereus found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [1]
It is a columnar cactus grows shrubby with branched, columnar, green shoots and reaches heights of up to 2 meters tall with stems 2 to 5 centimeters in diameter and 10-15 ribs with around 20 spines. The round areoles are covered with white or brownish wool. They give rise to greyish-white or yellowish thorns that darken over time. The 1 to 4 conspicuous central spines, occasionally there are more, are up to 2.5 centimeters long. The 8 to 16 radial spines have a length of 1 to 2 centimeters. It has greenish-white nocturnal flowers, up to 7 cm long and 3 cm in diameter, followed by a blue fruit, spherical in shape when ripe and smooth. [2]
Cipocereus minensis is a cactus species endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It was first described as Cereus minensis by Erich Werdermann in 1933. [3] The specific epithet "minensis" refers to its occurrence in Minas Gerais. In 1979, Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Cipocereus. [4]
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