Brasilicereus
Sign in to saveBrasilicereus is a genus of cacti known only from east Brazil and comprising three species. ==Description== The species of the genus Brasilicereus grow as shrubs with upright, sometimes crooked, rarely branching shoots that reach heights of 1 to 4 meters. The slender shoots can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter. They have 3 to 5 flat or narrow ribs. The needle-like, brittle spines are whitish to grayish-brown and arise from areoles covered with gray or white wool. There are 1 to 4 central spines up to 4 centimeters long and 10 to 18 marginal spines 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters long. The flowers,
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Brasilicereus is a genus of cacti known only from east Brazil and comprising three species. ==Description== The species of the genus Brasilicereus grow as shrubs with upright, sometimes crooked, rarely branching shoots that reach heights of 1 to 4 meters. The slender shoots can be up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter. They have 3 to 5 flat or narrow ribs. The needle-like, brittle spines are whitish to grayish-brown and arise from areoles covered with gray or white wool. There are 1 to 4 central spines up to 4 centimeters long and 10 to 18 marginal spines 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters long. The flowers, which are short-tubed to bell-shaped, open at night. The flower cup and tube are covered with fleshy scales, and the areoles are glabrous. The dull green to purple fruits are spherical to pear-shaped, with a persistent flower remnant, and do not tear. ==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Brasilicereus markgrafii || Brazil. |- |120px || Brasilicereus phaeacanthus || Bahia, Brasil |- |} == References ==
Category:Cereeae Category:Cereeae genera Category:Cacti of South America Category:Endemic flora of Brazil
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