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

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 dolichospermaticus (Buining & Brederoo) N.P.Taylor	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 .