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Arthrocereus rondonianus
Arthrocereus rondonianus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Arthrocereus rondonianus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Arthrocereus rondonianus grows somewhat upright with slender, light green shoots up to 50 cm (20 in) long and 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. There are 14 to 18 low, rounded ribs on the shoots. The greenish yellow to golden yellow spines can be divided into 1 to 2 central spines that are up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long and 40 to 50 fine, needle-shaped radial spines of up to 0.5 (some to 2) centimeters in length. The purple-pink flowers are up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long.
Range & habitat
Arthrocereus rondonianus is found in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the Diamantina area at altitudes of 700 to 1200 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 189494.