Espostoopsis dybowskii(Rol.-Goss.) Buxb.
First published in Kakteen 38-39: Gen. CVa (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia). It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Synonyms
Has 5 Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Austrocephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb. inCact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 149 (1951)
- Cephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose inCact. 2: 30 (1920)
- Cereus dybowskii Rol.-Goss. inBull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 695 (1909)
- Coleocephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) F.H.Brandt inKakteen Orchid. Rundschau 1981(5): 124 (1981)
- Gerocephalus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) F.Ritter inKakteen And. Sukk. 19: 156 (1968)
Classification
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassEquisetopsida
- SubclassMagnoliidae
- OrderCaryophyllales
- Family
- Genus
- SpeciesEspostoopsis dybowskii
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Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1995 | Erskine, C.M. [114] Brazil | K000372585 | No | ||
| N.P.Taylor et al. [1384] Brazil | K:SPC-62122.000 | No | |||
| Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1551] Brazil | K000013256 | Yes | |||
| Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1384] Brazil | K000013255 | Yes |
Sources
Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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.
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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
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