Uebelmannia
Sign in to saveUebelmannia is genus of cacti, native to southeast Brazil. In a 2023 classification of the tribe Cereeae, it was placed as the only genus in the subtribe Uebelmanniinae, having formerly been placed in the subtribe Rebutiinae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toBrazil Southeast
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Werner Uebelmann
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- Uebelmannia pectinifera horrida 1 ies.jpg
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- genus
- P7603
- Appendix I of CITES
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Uebelmannia is genus of cacti, native to southeast Brazil. In a 2023 classification of the tribe Cereeae, it was placed as the only genus in the subtribe Uebelmanniinae, having formerly been placed in the subtribe Rebutiinae.
==Description== Plants in the genus Uebelmannia, individual plants grow without branching and form spherical to cylindrical shoots that can reach heights of up to . The plant's surface can be smooth, papillate, granular, or covered with waxy deposits. Most plants have sharp-edged ribs, although some may have ribs that are divided into bumps. Each plant has two to seven spines that emerge from the areoles, which are arranged in a protruding, spreading, or comb-like pattern. These spines can be straight or slightly curved.