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Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

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Source-backed classification draft for Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo 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 (S. Espírito Santo, NE. Minas Gerais).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, 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 pluricostatus Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131094-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284475 ↩

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Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus

Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus is a rare, column forming succulent shrub or tree belonging to the Cactaceae family, native to the seasonally dry tropical zones of Brazil. It is highly valued among collectors for its numerous ribs and the striking lateral cephalium it develops as it matures, from which flowers emerge .