''Mirabella albicaulis'',
synonym
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''Cereus albicaulis'', is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Cactaceae, native to Northeast and Southeast Brazil.
[ It was first described by Britton and Rose in 1920 as ''Acanthocereus albicaulis''.]
Description
''Mirabella albicaulis'' grows as a shrub, with only slightly branched, initially upright, later overhanging and spreading to climbing shoots. The elongated, bluish-white, four-edged shoots have a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters. There are four sharp-edged, only slightly wavy ribs. The small areoles
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are brown. The two to six unequal, needle-like spines are brown, swollen at their base and up to 2 centimeters long.
The flowers are white, the elongated, somewhat angular fruits are greyish-purple.
Distribution
''Mirabella albicaulis'' is distributed in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Taxonomy
The first description as ''Acanthocereus albicaulis'' was published in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.
In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the species is listed as "Least Concern (LC)"
References
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Cactoideae
Flora of Northeast Brazil
Flora of Southeast Brazil
Plants described in 1920
Taxa named by Nathaniel Lord Britton
Taxa named by Joseph Nelson Rose
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