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Martins, Fl. Bras. 4^: pi. 39> as Cereus 

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It is called, in Bahia, rabo de raposa and tail of the fox. 



Figure 160 is from a photograph of a plant collected by Dr. Rose in Bahia in 1915; 

 figure 161 shows a flower of an herbarium specimen received from Dr. Zchntncr. 



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2. Leocereus melanurus (Schumann), 



Cereus melanurus Schumann in Martins, FI. Bras. 4^: 200. 1890. 



Stems more or less cespitose from fibrous roots, slender, i meter long 

 or more, 2 to 2.5 cm. in diameter; ribs 12 to 16, low, only 2 to 3 mm. high; 

 branches 10 to 40 cm. long, often short-jointed, 2 to 2.5 cm. in diameter; 

 areoles approximate, 2 to 5 mm. apart, white-felted when young; spines 

 numerous, very unequal; lower radials about 20, white, bristle-like, 5 to 8 

 mm. long; upper radial spines and centrals about 15, all brown, stouter 

 than the lower radials and a little longer, except that i or sometimes 2 

 of the centrals are much elongated (3 to 5 cm. long) ; flower narrow, 5 

 to 6 cm. long, somewhat enlarged above, appearing in December; flower- 

 tube 4 to 5 cm. in diameter, covered with closely appressed hairs; perianth- 

 segments narrow, erect, acute; seeds 1.5 mm. long, brownish. - 



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Type locality: Serra de S. Joao del Ray, Brazil. 

 Distribution: Minas Geraes, Brazil. 



The above description is drawn from the original of Schumann, 

 supplemented by notes from specimens collected in Minas Geraes, 



Fig. 160. — Leocereus 



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3. Leocereus glaziovii (Schumann). 



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Cereus glaziovii Schumann in Martins, Fl. Bras. 4': -200- ^^90- 



Stems erect, with somewhat spreading branches, 1.5 to 2 cm. 

 in diameter; ribs 12, low; areoles a little longer than broad; spines 

 20 to 30, subulate, brownish, 1.5 to 2.5 cm. long; flowers 6 cm. long, 

 funnelform; inner perianth-segments white, 2.5 to 3.5 cm. long, 5 

 mm. broad, acuminate; stamens included; scales of the ovar>' 

 woolly in their axils; fruit narrowly oblong, 2 cm. long, 5 mm. in 

 diameter; seeds small, black. 



Near Pico d'ltabira do Camp 

 Known only from the type loc 

 a Schumann was placed by K. 

 ■us Schumann, and is probably 

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161. — Flower of L. bahi 



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 162. — Flower of L. inelaiiurus. 



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branched, up to i meter long or more, 3 to 4 cm. in diameter; ribs 13 to 15, low, 3 to 4 mm. high; 

 areoles close together, 3 to 4 mm. apart, brown-felted when young; spines yellowish, 20 or more, 

 acicular, about i cm. long; flowers said to be tubular, 2.5 to 3 cm. long, somewhat hairy; perianth- 



segments white. 



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