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Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb.

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Coleocephalocereus

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Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Coleocephalocereus fluminensis)
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Austrocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Buxb.
  • Cactus melocactus Vell.
  • Cephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Britton & Rose
  • Cephalocereus melocactus K.Schum.
  • Cereus ferox Haw.
  • Cereus fluminensis Miq.
  • Cereus melocactus (Vell.) A.Berger
  • Cereus melocactus Vell.
  • Cereus paulensis (Speg.) Werderm.
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis subsp. braamhaarii (P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis subsp. fluminensis
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis subsp. paulensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis var. braamhaarii P.J.Braun
  • Coleocephalocereus fluminensis var. paulensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun
  • Coleocephalocereus paulensis F.Ritter
  • Leocereus paulensis Speg.
  • Pilocereus melocactus K.Schum.
  • Pilocereus vellozoi Lem.

Flowers

In flower
February to April, July to August, October, December (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.