Brasilicereus
Cephalocereus phaeacanthus
Brasilicereus is a genus of flowering plants of the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The botanical name of the genus comes from Brazil and Brazilian Cereus means.
Description
The species of the genus Brasilicereus grow bushy with erect, sometimes crooked stems that reach only rarely branch and plant height between 1 to 4 meters. The slender shoots have a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters. 3 to 5 are flat ribs or narrow. The springing from the covered with gray or white wool areoles white to grayish - brown spines are needle-like and brittle. The 1-4 central spines up to 4 inches, the 10 to 18 radial spines 0.5 to 1.5 inches long.
The short -tube to bell-shaped flowers open at night. Your flower cup and the flower tube are filled with striking fleshy scales, the areoles are bald.
The dull green to purple, not aufreißenden fruits are spherical to pear- shaped and have a perennial flower rest.
Systematics and distribution
The species of the genus Brasilicereus are widespread in eastern Brazil. The first description of the genus was made in 1938 by Curt Backeberg. The type species of the genus Cereus phaeacanthus.
The genus includes two species:
- Brasilicereus markgrafii
- Brasilicereus phaeacanthus