Cactaceae
Cereus

Cereus jamacaru DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 467 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Brazil. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1502.01.15. epublication.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). http://www.abcjournal.org/index.php/BothaliaABC/article/view/39/33. epublication.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2013 Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1369] Brazil K000013001 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2013 Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1369] Brazil K000004998 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 1996 Laurenio, A.; et al. [195] Brazil K000004997 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [25537a] Brazil K:SPC-65052.000 No
Jan 1, 1989 Harley, R.M. [25537a] Brazil K:SPC-76994.000 No
Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [25537] Brazil K000013002 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3084] Brazil K000004999 Yes
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101671 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C. [766] Brazil K000101564 Yes
Harley et al [25424] Brazil K000101572 No
Irwin et al [19110] Brazil K000101575 Yes
[0] K000101669 No
Harley, R.M.; Giulietii, A.M.; Stannard, B.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simão, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [25147] Brazil K:SPC-65069.000 No
Italy K:SPC-65794.000 No
Harley et al [25501] Brazil K000101563 Yes
Irwin et al [27786] Brazil K000101573 No
Harley et al [25147] Brazil K000101562 Yes
Harley et al [25485] Brazil K000101568 No
Harley et al [24992] Brazil K000101578 No
Mattos Silva, L.A.; et al. [2327] Brazil K000013003 Yes
Harley et al [25507] Brazil K000101570 No
Irwin et al [27786] Brazil K000101574 No
Harley et al [25512] Brazil K000101560 Yes
Harley et al [25512] Brazil K000101561 Yes
Harley et al [24910] Brazil K000101565 No
Harley et al [25502] Brazil K000101566 Yes
Harley et al [24992] Brazil K000101577 No
Harley et al [25424] Brazil K000101571 No
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1500] Brazil K000101559 Yes
Irwin et al [19110] Brazil K000101576 Yes
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101670 No
Costa, C., K. [171] Brazil K000035152 Yes
Harley et al [25502] Brazil K000101567 Yes
[0] K000101672 No
Harley et al [25507] Brazil K000101569 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images