Cephalocereus kanukuensis

Filed As

Cactaceae
Cephalocereus kanukuensis ( holotype )
Collector(s)

A. C. Smith 3380, 31 Mar 1938-16 Apr 1938
Location

Guyana. Northwestern slopes of Kanuku Mountains in drainage of Moku-moku Creek (Takutu tributary).
Habitat

On exposed rock ledges; dense forest.
Description

Terrestrial, 1-2 m. high; calyx lobes purple-tinged; petals and stamens white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 120567

Occurrence ID: 8c05fbc7-6a08-4c39-8573-e6e8a1677747
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Caryophyllales
Family

Cactaceae
All Determinations

Cephalocereus kanukuensis det E. K. Schofield, 1976
Note: Authors as "Alexander ex Smith"
Pilosocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Byles & G.D.Rowley det D. C. Zappi, 1992
Type Details

holotype of Cephalocereus kanukuensis, verif. E. K. Schofield, 1976

Region

South America
Country

Guyana
Locality

Northwestern slopes of Kanuku Mountains in drainage of Moku-moku Creek (Takutu tributary)
Elevation

Alt. 150 - 400 m. (492 - 1312 ft.)
Distribution

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