Cereus insularis
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| Cereus insularis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cereus |
| Species: | C. insularis |
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| Cereus insularis | |
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Cereus insularis is a species of columnar cactus in the family Cactaceae.[2][3] It is found in Brazil.[4]
Cereus insularis grows as a shrub with deep green shoots that are 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter and are often branched. There are six to eight straight ribs. The gray areoles on it are close together. The resulting 12 to 15 unequal, slender, needle-like spines are brownish yellow to greyish brown and up to 1.2 (rarely up to 3) centimeters long.[5]
Distribution
Cereus insularis is found in coastal areas of the islands belonging to Brazil in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.
phylogeny
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