Images of Brazilian Cacti in habitat
 

Arrojadoa

Photo 001 - Plants of Arrojadoa penicillata (in the middle), Tacinga braunii (in the foreground) and Opuntia inamoena (in the background) growing together - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 002 - Close-up of an Arrojadoa penicillata - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 004 - Flower buds of Arrojadoa penicillata - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 005 - Flower buds and fruit of Arrojadoa penicillata - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 006 - Plant of Arrojadoa rhodantha - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 007 - Another Arrojadoa rhodantha from the same population - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 008 - Flower buds of Arrojadoa rhodantha - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 009 - Fruit and flower bud of Arrojadoa rhodantha - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 010 - Plant of Arrojadoa rhodantha whose color of the spines match the description of plants formerly denominated A. aureispina (this name is now regarded as a synonym of A. rhodantha) - photographed near Brumado, Bahia.

Brasilicereus

Photo 011 - Plants of Brasilicereus phaeacanthus - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 012 - New sprouts near the base of the stem of an old plant of Brasilicereus phaeacanthus - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Cereus

Photo 013 - Stem of Cereus albicaulis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 014 - Stem of Cereus albicaulis, displaying its inclination to arch and lean on other vegetation - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 015 - Cereus albicaulis, leaning stems - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 016 - Flower of Cereus albicaulis - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Photo 017 - Fruit of Cereus albicaulis - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Photo 018 - A plant of Cereus jamacaru, displaying flower buds and fruits - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Photo 019 - Fruits of Cereus jamacaru - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Photo 020 - A plant of Cereus jamacaru and clumps of a dwarf form of Opuntia inamoena - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Cipocereus

Photo 021 - A mature plant of Cipocereus bradei - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 022 - Close-up of stem of Cipocereus bradei - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 023 - A mature plant of Cipocereus crassisepalus - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 024 - Stems of Cipocereus minensis - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 025 - A group of plants of Cipocereus minensis - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 026 - Overall view of Cipocereus minensis and its habitat - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Coleocephalocereus

Photo 027 - Young mature plant of Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus), just starting to become columnar - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 028 - Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus): same plant, top view - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 029 - Large columnar plant of Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus), with many offsets around its base, some already starting to produce cephalium - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 030 - Group of plants of Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus), and overall view of their habitat - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 031 - Seedling of Coleocephalocereus aureus (the yellow-spined) growing together a seedling of Melocactus ernestii (azulensis). The plants are very similar at this stage, differing mainly in color of spines and number of ribs - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 032 - Group of seedlings of Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus), some still very small (less than 10mm in diameter) - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 033 - Two seedlings of Coleocephalocereus aureus (var. brevicylindricus) - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 034 - Plant of Coleocephalocereus goebelianus - this is a columnar species up to six meters tall - photographed near Brumado, Bahia.

Photo 035 - Close-up of the cephalium region of a plant of Coleocephalocereus goebelianus - photographed near Brumado, Bahia.

Photo 036 - Close-up of the cephalium region of another plant of Coleocephalocereus goebelianus - photographed near Brumado, Bahia.

Photo 037 - Seedling of Coleocephalocereus goebelianus - photographed near Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Photo 038 - Plants of Coleocephalocereus purpureus - photographed in Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 039 - Group of plants of Coleocephalocereus purpureus - photographed in Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 040 - Overall view of the habitat of Coleocephalocereus purpureus - photographed in Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 041 - New sprouts at the base of an old plant of Coleocephalocereus purpureus - photographed in Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Discocactus

Photo 042 - Group of plants of Discocactus horstii - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 043 - Another group of plants of Discocactus horstii. In this photo there are 15 plants - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 044 - Plant of Discocactus placentiformis growing in sandy field - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 045 - View of Discocactus placentiformis plants in sandy field habitat - photographed in Diamantina, Minas Gerais.

Photo 046 - Plant of fierce-spined Discocactus placentiformis (the form described as D. latispinus) - photographed in Monjolos, Minas Gerais.

Photo 047 - Huge plant of Discocactus placentiformis (the form described as D. pulvinicapitatus) - photographed near Engenheiro Dolabela, Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais.

Photo 048 - Plant of Discocactus pseudoinsignis - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 049 - Clustering plant of Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 050 - Group of plants of Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 051 - A large cluster of Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus. Note the boot in the lower left - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 052 - Two plants of Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus (the dark color of the spines of one of the plants is due to a cover of algae or fungi), and a plant of melocactus glaucescens - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 053 - Keith Granthan in the habitat of Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Epiphyllum

Photo 054 - A plant of Epiphyllum phyllantus with fruits - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Espostoopsis

Photo 055 - A small plant of Espostoopsis dybowskii - photographed in Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Photo 056 - A old plant of Espostoopsis dybowskii - photographed in Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Leocereus

Photo 058 - Plant of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 059 - Another plant of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 060 - Flower buds of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 061 - More flower buds of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 062 - Flowers of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 063 - Fruits of Leocereus bahiensis - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Melocactus

Photo 064 - Plant of Melocactus bahiensis - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 065 - Plants of Melocactus ernestii - photographed near Feira de Santana, Bahia.

Photo 066 - Overall view of the habitat of Melocactus ernestii - photographed near Feira de Santana, Bahia.

Photo 067 - Group of plants of Melocactus ernestii - photographed near Feira de Santana, Bahia.

Photo 068 - Plants of Melocactus oreas subspecies cremnophilus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Micranthocereus

Photo 069 - Plant of Micranthocereus auriazureus: the blue epidermis and the golden spines fully justify the name of this species - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 070 - Micranthocereus auriazureus, same plant as before - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 071 - A flowering plant of Micranthocereus auriazureus_3 - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 072 - A woolly flowering plant of Micranthocereus auriazureus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 073 - Fruits of Micranthocereus auriazureus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 074 - Overall view of the habitat of Micranthocereus auriazureus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 075 - Plant of Micranthocereus flaviflorus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 076 - Another plant of Micranthocereus flaviflorus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 077 - Flowers of Micranthocereus flaviflorus, being pollinated by native bees - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 078 - Plants of Micranthocereus flaviflorus subspecies densiflorus and Discocactus zehntneri subspecies boomianus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 079 - Flowers of Micranthocereus flaviflorus subspecies densiflorus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 080 - Group of plants of Micranthocereus flaviflorus subspecies densiflorus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 081 - Plant of Micranthocereus purpureus - photographed near Andaraí, Bahia.

Photo 082 - Another plant of Micranthocereus purpureus - photographed near Andaraí, Bahia.

Photo 083 - Plant of Micranthocereus purpureus with brownish cephalium - photographed in Palmeiras, Bahia.

Photo 084 - Plant of Micranthocereus purpureus and a Rhipshalis sp. - photographed Mucugê, Bahia.

Photo 085 - Close-up of Micranthocereus purpureus - photographed in Palmeiras, Bahia.

Photo 086 - Flowering plant of Micranthocereus purpureus - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 087 - Another plant of Micranthocereus purpureus in flower - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 088 - Overall view of the habitat of Micranthocereus purpureus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 057 - The natural hybrid between Micranthocereus purpureus and Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus - photographed near Andaraí, Bahia.

Opuntia

Photo 089 - Plant of Opuntia inamoena - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 090 - Another plant of Opuntia inamoena - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 091 - Paul Klassen taking a picture of Opuntia inamoena - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 092 - Overall view of the habitat of a dwarf form of Opuntia inamoena - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Photo 093 - Spineless plant of Opuntia palmadora - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 094 - Plant of Opuntia werneri - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 095 - Fruits of Opuntia werneri - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Pereskia

Photo 096 - Plant of Pereskia bahiensis - photographed near Cafarnaum, Bahia.

Photo 097 - Close-up of the stems of Pereskia bahiensis - photographed near Cafarnaum, Bahia.

Photo 098 - Fruits of Pereskia bahiensis, fallen in the ground - photographed near Irecê, Bahia.

Pilosocereus

Photo 099 - Plant of Pilosocereus aurisetus var densilanatus - photographed in Rio Vermelho, Minas Gerais.

Photo 100 - Plant of Pilosocereus densiareolatus - photographed in Engenheiro Dolabela, Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais.

Photo 101 - View of limestone outcrop habitat of Pilosocereus densiareolatus - photographed in Engenheiro Dolabela, Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais.

Photo 102 - Close-up of the stem of a plant of Pilosocereus densiareolatus - photographed in Engenheiro Dolabela, Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais.

Photo 103 - Plant of Pilosocereus floccosus - photographed in Monjolos, Minas Gerais.

Photo 104 - Young plant of Pilosocereus fulvilanatus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 105 - Mature plant of Pilosocereus fulvilanatus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 106 - Close-up of the stem of a plant of Pilosocereus fulvilanatus - photographed in Grão Mogol, Minas Gerais.

Photo 107 - Plant of Pilosocereus glaucochrous, displaying fruits - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 108 - Another plant of Pilosocereus glaucochrous - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 109 - Close-up of the stem of a plant of Pilosocereus glaucochrous - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 110 - Close-up of a very hairy plant of Pilosocereus glaucochrous - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 111 - A plant of Pilosocereus gounellei - photographed in Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Photo 112 - Plants of Pilosocereus gounellei subspecies zehntneri - photographed in América Dourada, Bahia.

Photo 113 - Another plant of Pilosocereus gounellei subspecies zehntneri - photographed in Irecê, Bahia.

Photo 114 - Pilosocereus gounellei subspecies zehntneri - photographed in Irecê, Bahia.

Photo 115 - Close-up of a plant of Pilosocereus gounellei subspecies zehntneri - photographed in América Dourada, Bahia.

Photo 116 - Seedling of Pilosocereus gounellei subspecies zehntneri - photographed in América Dourada, Bahia.

Photo 117 - Branches of Pilosocereus magnificus - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 118 - Young plant of Pilosocereus magnificus, and Melocactus ernestii - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 119 - Close-up of the stems of a plant of Pilosocereus magnificus - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 120 - Close-up of the stem of a plant of Pilosocereus magnificus - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 121 - View of the habitat of Pilosocereus multicostatus - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 122 - A plant of Pilosocereus multicostatus - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 123 - Close-up of the stems of a plant of Pilosocereus multicostatus - photographed in Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 124 - Keith Grantham near a large, tree-like plant of Pilosocereus pachycladus - photographed near Seabra, Bahia.

Photo 125 - Stems of Pilosocereus pachycladus - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 126 - Plant fo Pilosocereus pachycladus - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 127 - Close-up of stem of a plant of Pilosocereus pachycladus - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 128 - Plant of Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus - photographed in Muritiba, Bahia.

Pseudoacanthocereus

Photo 129 - Plant of Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis - photographed near Itaobim, Minas Gerais.

Photo 130 - Another plant of Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis - photographed near Itaobim, Minas Gerais.

Photo 131 - Flower of Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Photo 132 - Fruits of Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Selenicereus

Photo 133 - Stem of Selenicereus setaceus - photographed near Pedra Azul, Minas Gerais.

Photo 134 - Fruit of Selenicereus setaceus - this photo was scanned from Bradleya 10 (1992). Photos by Nigel Taylor.

Stephanocereus

Photo 135 - Plant of Stephanocereus leucostele - photographed in Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Photo 136 - Close-up of the top of Stephanocereus leucostele, displaying fruits - photographed in Porto Alegre, Maracás, Bahia.

Photo 137 - Seedlings of Stephanocereus leucostele - photographed near Brumado, Bahia.

Photo 138 - Small plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 139 - Mature plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii, branching from near the tip after suffering damage to the stem apex - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 140 - Juvenile plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii just starting to develop the flowering stem - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 141 - Old, much-branched, hairy plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii. The northern form does branch a lot, and do not have a very pronounced bottle shape - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 142 - Another old, much-branched hairy plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 143 - Mature plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii starting to branch at near base - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 144 - Very old plant of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii. The southern form do not branch very much, and have the typical bottle shape - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 145 - The typical bottle shape of a Mature Stephanocereus luetzelburgii - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 146 - Another plant displaying the typical bottle shape of Stephanocereu_9s luetzelburgii - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Photo 147 - Flowers and fruit of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii - photographed in Rio de Contas, Bahia.

Tacinga

Photo 148 - Plant of Tacinga braunii - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 149 - Close-up of a plant of Tacinga braunii - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 150 - Flower bud of Tacinga braunii - photographed near Itinga, Minas Gerais.

Photo 151 - Close-up of the stem of a plant of Tacinga funalis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Photo 152 - Fruit of Tacinga funalis - photographed in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia.

Uebelmannia

Photo 153 - Plant of Uebelmannia gummifera - photographed in Penha de França, Itamarandiba, Minas Gerais.

Photo 154 - Close-up of a plant of Uebelmannia gummifera, displaying flower - photographed in Penha de França, Itamarandiba, Minas Gerais.
 


 
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