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Pierrebraunia

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Pierrebraunia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Pierrebraunia
Esteves
Type species
Pierrebraunia brauniorum
Species

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Pierrebraunia is a former Genus of cacti found in Brazil named after Pierre Josef Braun described by Eddie Esteves in 1997. species in this genus have been moved to pilosocereus and Arrojadoa.[1]

species

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Image Name Distribution
Pierrebraunia brauniorum (Esteves) N.P.Taylor & Zappi Minas Gerais – Brazil
Pierrebraunia bahiensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Bahia – Brazil
Pierrebraunia eddie-estevesii P.J.Braun Minas Gerais – Brazil

References

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  1. ^ "Pierrebraunia". Retrieved 2025-04-18.