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Arthrocereus rondonianus

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Arthrocereus rondonianus is a species of plant in the cactus family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Arthrocereus rondonianus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Arthrocereus rondonianus (Wikidata)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Arthrocereus rondonianus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Arthrocereus rondonianus (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Arthrocereus rondonianus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro states: "a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss."
  • In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro: "a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas, and it is currently threatened by hab..."
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2. Arthrocereus rondonianus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q142772 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arthrocereus rondonianus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 16561
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 16561
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2018-09-28T11:02:34.973Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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