Coleocephalocereus

Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cereeae
Subtribe:	Cereinae
Genus:	Coleocephalocereus Backeb. [1]
Type species
Coleocephalocereus fluminensis
Species
See text.
Synonyms [1]
BuiningiaBuxb. MariottiaGuiggi SiccobaccatusP.J.Braun & Esteves

Coleocephalocereus is a genus of erect and semi-erect columnar cacti from Brazil. These species develop a cephalium with wool and bristles. They are common to the inselbergs of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, and can comprise a dominant portion of the flora in these isolated, dome-shaped rocky outcrops. ^[2]

Species

As of September 2023 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: ^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Coleocephalocereus aureus F.Ritter	Brazil (Minas Gerais)
	Coleocephalocereus braunii Diers & Esteves	Brazil (Minas Gerais)
	Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus Buining	Brazil (Minas Gerais)
	Coleocephalocereus decumbens F.Ritter	Brazil (Minas Gerais)
	Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb.	Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
	Coleocephalocereus goebelianus (Vaupel) Buining	Brazil (Bahia)
	Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo	Brazil (Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais)
	Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter	Brazil (Minas Gerais)

References

1. "Coleocephalocereus Backeb." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-09-30.
2. Porembski, Stefan (1998). "Diversity and ecology of saxicolous vegetation mats on inselbergs in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest". Diversity & Distributions. 4 (3): 107–119. Bibcode:1998DivDi...4..107P. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00013.x .