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Espostoopsis

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Species
  
E. dybowskii

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cactaceae

Tribe
  
Trichocereeae

Scientific name
  
Espostoopsis


Similar
  
Facheiroa, Micranthocereus, Coleocephalocereus, Arrojadoa, Arthrocereus

Espostoopsis is a monotypic genus of cactus containing the single species Espostoopsis dybowskii. The generic name is formed from Greek opsis meaning "view", referring to its resemblance to the genus Espostoa, with which it is often confused. The plant is only known from northern Bahia, Brazil.

Synonymy

The genus Espostoopsis has been brought into synonymy with Gerocephalus F.Ritter.



References

Espostoopsis Wikipedia


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