CSSA habitat tour in Brazil (with pictures)
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We left this habitat and drove several kilometers further along the road towards Itinga. A few kilometers before arriving in Itinga we made our last stop of the day, at another granitic inselberg, the type locality of Coleocephalocereus purpureus:
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Coleocephalocereus purpureus is the sister species of Coleocephalocereus aureus, and differ from it because of its red spines and red bristles in the cephalium (instead of golden yellow in C. aureus), and for having magenta flowers (greenish yellow to golden yellow in C. aureus):
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However, unlike Coleocephalocereus aureus which is quite widespread in the region, Coleocephalocereus purpureus is only known from four localities, and it is endangered because mining companies want to quarry the granite of the places where it grows. Coleocephalocereus purpureus is facing a great threat, and if we do not manage to preserve its habitats then sadly this species will become extinct in the wild:
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Below is a specimen with a flower bud and a couple of spent flowers, the flower bud being cut by ants:
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Another specimen of Coleocephalocereus purpureus with a flower bud:
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And below is a specimen of Coleocephalocereus purpureus in fruit:
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Most of the cacti found at the Coleocephalocereus aureus habitat could also be found here. Below is a specimen of Melocactus bahiensis subsp. amethystinus:
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Here also grows some huge trees of Ceiba jasminodora, with massive succulent roots growing on top of the rocks (the horizontal bit of the plant in the picture below is not a trunk but a root):
Cheers,
Marlon.
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After visiting this habitat, we drove back to our hotel at Itaobim.Cheers,
Marlon.
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Marlon Machado.
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Wow! Wow! Wow! is all I can say! I thought southern Africa had it all when it came to succulents, but your beautifully presented virtual tour of South America has opened my eyes to a whole 'New World' of succulent plants - thanks a million for all your dedication and effort in bringing this to us and long may all these plants remain unmolested in their exquisite habitats.
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa