Pierrebraunia

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Pierrebraunia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Pierrebraunia
Esteves
Type species
Pierrebraunia brauniorum
Species

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Pierrebraunia is a former Genus of cacti found in Brazil named after Pierre Josef Braun described by Eddie Esteves in 1997. Species in this genus have been moved to Pilosocereus and Arrojadoa . [1]

species

ImageNameDistribution
Pierrebraunia brauniorum Esteves flowering.jpg Pierrebraunia brauniorum (Esteves) N.P.Taylor & ZappiMinas Gerais – Brazil
Pierrebraunia bahiensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Esteves.jpg Pierrebraunia bahiensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves)Bahia – Brazil
Pierrebraunia eddie-estevesii P.J. Braun Minas Gerais Brasil.jpg Pierrebraunia eddie-estevesii P.J.BraunMinas Gerais – Brazil

References

  1. "Pierrebraunia" . Retrieved 2025-04-18.