Brasilicereus phaeacanthus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Pilocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 333. (1936)

Basionym
- Cereus phaeacanthus Gürke, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 57. (1908)
Homotypic
- Brasilicereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 50 (1942)
- Cephalocereus phaeacanthus (Gürke) Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 57 (1920)
- Facheiroa phaeacantha (Gürke) N.P.Taylor, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 132: 1003. (2023)

Heterotypic
- Brasilicereus breviflorus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 1: 228. 1979.
- Brasilicereus phaeacanthus subsp. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves, Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(2): 83. 1995.
- Cereus phaeacanthus var. breviflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun, Bradleya 6: 87. 1988.
- Pilocereus verheinei Rümpler in C.F.Förster & K.T.Rümpler, Handb. Cakteenk., ed. 2: 690 (1885)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Backeberg, C. & Knuth, F.M. 1936 ("1935") Kaktus-ABC, en Haandbog for Fagfolk og Amatorer. København. 432 pp. PDF Reference page.

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.
Romeiro-Brito, M., Taylor, N.P., Zappi, D.C., Telhe, M.C., Franco, F.F. & Moraes, E.M. 2023. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cereeae using target enrichment sequencing. Annals of Botany 132(5): 989-1006. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad153 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Brasilicereus phaeacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brasilicereus phaeacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 31 2021. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Brasilicereus phaeacanthus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 27. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brasilicereus phaeacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar 2021. Reference page.