Uebelmannia pectinifera is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Uebelmannia pectinifera | |
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Conservation status | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2] | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Uebelmannia |
Species: | U. pectinifera |
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Uebelmannia pectinifera Buining | |
Uebelmannia pectinifer is a solitary and globular species, becoming columnar with age, grows with dark reddish-brown to greyish, more or less cylindrical bodies that reach heights of growth of up to 100 centimeters and a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. The epidermis usually appears granular and is covered with waxy white scales. The 15 to 40 ribs are sharp-edged. The brownish to gray felty areoles on it are very close together. The 1 to 4 brown to almost black spines are protruding, often intertwine and then form a "comb". They are up to 2 centimeters long.
The slender, funnel-shaped, light yellow flowers that bloom diurnal in the summer, up to 1.5 centimeters long and reach a diameter of 1 centimeter. The pear-shaped to cylindrical fruits are purple-red and 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters long,the seeds are small and black.
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