Micranthocereus purpureus

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Micranthocereus purpureus
Micranthocereus purpureus (Gurke) F.Ritter flowering.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Micranthocereus
Species:
M. purpureus
Binomial name
Micranthocereus purpureus
(Gürke) F.Ritter
Synonyms
  • Austrocephalocereus purpureus(Gürke) Backeb. 1942
  • Cephalocereus purpureusGürke 1908
  • Cereus purpureus(Gürke) Luetzelb. 1926
  • Austrocephalocereus lehmannianus(Werderm.) Backeb. 1951
  • Cephalocereus lehmannianusWerderm. 1932
  • Coleocephalocereus lehmannianus(Werderm.) F.H.Brandt 1981
  • Micranthocereus haematocarpusF.Ritter 1979
  • Micranthocereus lehmannianus(Werderm.) F.Ritter 1968
  • Micranthocereus ruficepsF.Ritter 1979

Micranthocereus purpureus is a species of Micranthocereus found in Brazil. [2]

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Description

Micranthocereus purpureus typically grows unbranched with columnar shoots, reaching heights of over 3 meters and diameters up to 12 centimeters. It has 12 to 25 low, wide ribs and large, closely spaced areoles covered in white wool. The plant features 4 to 10 brown central spines up to 5 centimeters long and 15 to 20 needle-like white radial spines up to 10 millimeters long. The cephalium, up to 1 meter long and 12 centimeters wide, is composed of grayish white wool and reddish brown to black bristles up to 2 centimeters long. The flowers range from pink to white and are 4 to 5 centimeters long. The red fruits, spherical to top-shaped, grow up to 2.5 centimeters long. [3]

Distribution

Micranthocereus purpureus is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Taxonomy

It was first described as Cephalocereus purpureus by Max Gürke in 1908. The specific epithet purpureus, meaning 'purple' in Latin, refers to the flower color. [4] Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Micranthocereus in 1968. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG; Assessment), Pierre Braun (Global Cactus (2010-06-03). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 433–434. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde". J. Neumann. 1908. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Au Cactus Francophone :". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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