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Coleocephalocereus fluminensis

Scientific Name: Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb.
Synonym: Austrocephalocereus fluminensis, Cephalocereus fluminensis, Cephalocereus melocactus, Cereus fluminensis, Cereus melocactus, Cereus paulensis, Coleocephalocereus diersianus, Coleocephalocereus fluminensis ssp. braamhaarii , Coleocephalocereus fluminensis ssp. paulensis , Coleocephalocereus paulensis, Leocereus paulensis, Pilocereus vellozii
Family: Cactaceae

Cephalocereus melocactus in Martius's "Flora Brasiliensis"

Origin: Brazil

Growth Habits: Mostly erect columnar cactus, branching at the base; stems up to 6.5 feet long (2 m), 4 inches in diameter (10 cm); 9 to 17 straight ribs; 1 central spine, 1.2 inches (3 cm) long; 2 to 7 radial spines

An antique picture, as Cephalocereus fluminensis, in Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae

Fruit, in Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae

Blooming Habits:
Mature stems produce somewhat blackish lateral cephalium that can reach 2.5 feet long (75 cm) from which emerge the nocturnal pale yellow or pinkish flowers, 3 inches long (7.5 cm), up to 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm). The top-shaped fruits are violet, 1.2 inches long (3 cm), 0.8 inches in diameter (2 cm)

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