Micranthocereus purpureus
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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: | Micranthocereus |
| Species: | M. purpureus
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| Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter
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Micranthocereus purpureus is a species of Micranthocereus found in Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]Micranthocereus purpureus typically grows unbranched with columnar shoots, reaching heights of over 3 meters and diameters up to 12 centimeters. It has 12 to 25 low, wide ribs and large, closely spaced areoles covered in white wool. The plant features 4 to 10 brown central spines up to 5 centimeters long and 15 to 20 needle-like white radial spines up to 10 millimeters long. The cephalium, up to 1 meter long and 12 centimeters wide, is composed of grayish white wool and reddish brown to black bristles up to 2 centimeters long. The flowers range from pink to white and are 4 to 5 centimeters long. The red fruits, spherical to top-shaped, grow up to 2.5 centimeters long.[3]
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Fruit
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Distribution
[edit]Micranthocereus purpureus is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
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Plant growing in Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Palmeiras -
Plant blooming in Parque Natural Municipal Morro do Pai Inácio, Palmeiras
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described as Cephalocereus purpureus by Max Gürke in 1908. The specific epithet purpureus, meaning 'purple' in Latin, refers to the flower color.[4] Friedrich Ritter reclassified the species into the genus Micranthocereus in 1968.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kew), Nigel Taylor (RBG; Assessment), Pierre Braun (Global Cactus (2010-06-03). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Micranthocereus purpureus (Gürke) F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 433–434. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Monatsschrift für Kakteenkunde". J. Neumann. 1908. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
External links
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Media related to Micranthocereus purpureus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Micranthocereus purpureus at Wikispecies
