Micranthocereus

Micranthocereus is genus of cactus. It originates from Brazil and includes 10 species.

Micranthocereus
Micranthocereus estevesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
(unranked):
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Micranthocereus

Species

Micranthocereus albicephalus
Micranthocereus auriazureus
Micranthocereus dolichospermaticus
Micranthocereus estevesii
Micranthocereus flaviflorus
Micranthocereus hofackerianus
Micranthocereus polyanthus
Micranthocereus purpureus
Micranthocereus streckeri
Micranthocereus violaciflorus

The two genera Austrocephalocereus Backeb. and Siccobaccatus P.J.Braun & Esteves have been brought into synonymy with this genus.

Species

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Micranthocereus albicephalusBrazil
Micranthocereus auriazureusBrazil (Minas Gerais)
Micranthocereus dolichospermaticusBrazil
Micranthocereus estevesiiDistrito Federal - Brazil
Micranthocereus flaviflorusBahia - Brazil
Micranthocereus hofackerianusBahia - Brazil
Micranthocereus polyanthusBahia - Brazil
Micranthocereus purpureusBahia - Brazil
Micranthocereus streckeriBahia - Brazil
Micranthocereus violaciflorusMinas Gerais - Brazil

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.