Coleocephalocereus purpureus

Coleocephalocereus purpureus

Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Coleocephalocereus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is BZLSP, BZLES, BZL, BRAZIL, SOUTHERNAMERICA, BZLMG, BZLRJ, BZLTR; Brazil (Minas Gerais).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, seasonally dry tropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Coleocephalocereus purpureus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62971-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Coleocephalocereus purpureus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959579
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Brazil (Minas Gerais)

Automatically collected source range/note: BZL_SP, BZL_ES, BZL, BRAZIL, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, BZL_MG, BZL_RJ, BZL_TR; Brazil (Minas Gerais).