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Micranthocereus purpureus - Flower bud, side view - Click to enlarge!

Flower bud, side view; Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil; 5/2014 © Sonja Germer

Micranthocereus purpureus - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil; 5/2014 © Sonja Germer

Micranthocereus purpureus - Flower bud - Click to enlarge!

Flower bud; Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil; 5/2014 © Sonja Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 2249
Date of entry: 05.06.2014
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Caryophyllales (114)

        Family: Cactaceae (20)(family description)

          Genus: Micranthocereus (1)

            Epithet: purpureus (Gürke) F. Ritter (1)

purpureus => purple

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: pink, white

External links

Check for Micranthocereus purpureus at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
  • [159] Cactaceae - Flora of North America - www.efloras.org

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