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Taxon:  Espostoopsis dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Buxb.



Summary
Genus:
Espostoopsis
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Nomen number:
410710
Place of publication:
Kakteen 38/39: Gen. CVa. 1968
Verified:
05/09/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cereus dybowskii Rol.-Goss.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Austrocephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
Cephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Austrocephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
  5. Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
  6. Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Common names
English
cabega –
Portuguese
cabeça-branca –
cabeça-de-velho –
homem-velho –
mandacaru-de-penacho –
Swedish
ullbuskkaktus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahian.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Austrocephalocereus dybowskiiEncke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410710. Accessed 6 May 2025.