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Coleocephalocereus

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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]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
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Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus
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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

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Synonyms[1]
  • Buiningia Buxb.
  • Mariottia Guiggi
  • Siccobaccatus P.J.Braun & Esteves
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Species

As of June 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

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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)
Coleocephalocereus superbus

N.P.Taylor & Olsthoorn

 Brazil (Minas Gerais)
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