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Strophocactus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Strophocactus |
Species: | S. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Strophocactus brasiliensis | |
Synonyms [3] [4] | |
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Strophocactus brasiliensis, synonym Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Strophocactus brasiliensis grows as a shrub, later spreading to prostrate, shiny, bright green shoots, initially upright and later sprawling. It branches freely. The thin stems are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) across and have 2–7 ribs bearing small areoles with many needle-like spines 2 to 4 centimeters apart. The small areoles are From them arise numerous needle-like, white thorns that have a darker tip and are up to 3 centimeters long. The white funnel-shaped flowers are 12–23 cm (5–9 in) long and 11–12 cm (4–5 in) across. They open at night. The spherical fruits are initially green and yellow when ripe. [5]
Strophocactus brasiliensis was first described, as Acanthocereus brasiliensis, by Britton and Rose in 1920. [2] It was transferred to the genus Pseudoacanthocereus as Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis by Friedrich Ritter in 1979, [6] a placement still accepted by some sources as of February 2021 [update]. [3] A molecular phylogenetic study of the Hylocereeae by Korotkova et al. published in 2017 showed that Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis formed a clade with Strophocactus wittii and Pseudoacanthocereus sicariguensis (the only other species placed in Pseudoacanthocereus): [4]
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Accordingly, both species of Pseudoacanthocereus were transferred to Strophocactus. [4]
Strophocactus brasiliensis is native to Northeast and Southeast Brazil in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais at altitudes of 40 to 700 meters. [3] It is found in the eastern caatinga ecoregion, [4] an area of thorn scrub and seasonally dry forests. [7]
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Strophocactus brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Strophocactus |
Species: | S. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Strophocactus brasiliensis | |
Synonyms [3] [4] | |
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Strophocactus brasiliensis, synonym Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Strophocactus brasiliensis grows as a shrub, later spreading to prostrate, shiny, bright green shoots, initially upright and later sprawling. It branches freely. The thin stems are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) across and have 2–7 ribs bearing small areoles with many needle-like spines 2 to 4 centimeters apart. The small areoles are From them arise numerous needle-like, white thorns that have a darker tip and are up to 3 centimeters long. The white funnel-shaped flowers are 12–23 cm (5–9 in) long and 11–12 cm (4–5 in) across. They open at night. The spherical fruits are initially green and yellow when ripe. [5]
Strophocactus brasiliensis was first described, as Acanthocereus brasiliensis, by Britton and Rose in 1920. [2] It was transferred to the genus Pseudoacanthocereus as Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis by Friedrich Ritter in 1979, [6] a placement still accepted by some sources as of February 2021 [update]. [3] A molecular phylogenetic study of the Hylocereeae by Korotkova et al. published in 2017 showed that Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis formed a clade with Strophocactus wittii and Pseudoacanthocereus sicariguensis (the only other species placed in Pseudoacanthocereus): [4]
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Accordingly, both species of Pseudoacanthocereus were transferred to Strophocactus. [4]
Strophocactus brasiliensis is native to Northeast and Southeast Brazil in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais at altitudes of 40 to 700 meters. [3] It is found in the eastern caatinga ecoregion, [4] an area of thorn scrub and seasonally dry forests. [7]