Family Cactaceae Rank Genus | Scientific name Coleocephalocereus Higher classification Cereeae | |
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Similar Cactus, Micranthocereus, Arrojadoa, Corryocactus, Espostoopsis | ||
Coleocephalocereus is a genus of erect and semi-erect columnar cacti from Brazil. These species develop a cephalium with wool and bristles. They are common to the inselbergs of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, and can comprise a dominant portion of the flora in these isolated, dome-shaped rocky outcrops.
Synonymy
The genus Buiningia Buxb. has been brought into synonymy with this genus.
References
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