Arthrocereus melanurus
Arthrocereus melanurus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Arthrocereus
Subgenus: A. subg. Arthrocereus
Species Arthrocereus melanurus
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. magnus – A. m. subsp. melanurus – A. m. subsp. odorus

Name

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Arthrocereus melanurus (K.Schum.) Diers, P.J.Braun & Esteves, Kakteen And. Sukk. 38: 314. 1987.

Synonyms

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  • Cereus melanurus K.Schum.; Mart. Fl. Bras., 6: II 200 (1890)
  • Leocereus melanurus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae, 2: 109 (1920)
  • Arthrocereus mello-barretoi Backeb. & Voll; Arquiv. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro, 9: 157 (1949)
  • Arthrocereus melanurus subsp. mello-barretoi (Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta, 74(2): 82 (1995)
  • Arthrocereus melanurus var. estevesii Diers & P.J.Braun; Kakt. And. Sukk., 39(5): 105 (1988)
  • Arthrocereus melanurus subsp. estevesii (Diers & P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta, 74(2): 82 (1995)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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