Coleocephalocereus

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Coleocephalocereus
Coleocephalocereus aureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Genus: Coleocephalocereus
Backeb.
Species
  • Coleocephalocereus buxbaumianus
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis
  • Coleocephalocereus goebelianus
  • Coleocephalocereus pluricostatus
  • etc.

Coleocephalocereus is a genus of erect and semi-erect columnar cacti from Brazil. These species develop a cephalium with wool and bristles.

Synonymy

The genus Buiningia Buxb. has been brought into synonymy with this genus.

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