Cacti of Eastern BrazilPhytogeographicallyisolated from other cactihabitats by 'hostile'environments, EasternBrazil boasts a highpercentage of endemictaxa, making it a discretearea of study and of greatimportance forconservation. Thislandmark publicationincludes 77 full page colour plates and 51 colourmaps. |
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TEXT TABLES | 5 |
HISTORY OF DISCOVERY NAMING AND CLASSIFICATION | 13 |
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY | 35 |
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Andrade-Lima apex areoles Arrojadoa Backeb Bahia bahiensis Barthlott BHCB bract-scales Brazil Brazilian Britton & Rose Buining Buining & Brederoo caatinga Cact Cactaceae cacti cactus campo rupestre CEPEC cephalium Cereus cerrado Chapada Diamantina Cipocereus cm diam Coleocephalocereus CONSERVATION STATUS cult Discocactus E.A. Rocha Eastern Brazil Eggli endemic epidermis Espírito Santo Esteves Pereira flowers Fruit Gürke habitat Holotype Horst & Uebelmann HRCB HUEFS Ibid Kakt km² Least Concern LC Machado Mata atlântica Melocactus Micranthocereus Minas Gerais Morro do Chapéu N. P. Taylor P. J. Braun pale Pereskia perianth-segments pericarpel Pernambuco Piauí Pilosocereus plant Plate radials reddish Rhipsalis ribs Rio de Janeiro Rio São Francisco Ritter Seeds segments Serra do Espinhaço Short-list score South-eastern southern species stamens stem stem-segments stigma-lobes subg subsp subspecies Sukk Tacinga taxa Taylor & Zappi testa-cells town on road Werderm Zappi in Harley Zappi obs zehntneri