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Cereus jamacaru

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Cereus jamacaru, known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil that has become naturalized in South Africa. It often grows up to 5 metres tall. 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 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Cereus jamacaru 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Cereus jamacaru (Wikidata)
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Found In

Brazil

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East Africa

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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Malawi

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Namibia

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South Africa

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Tanzania

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Sources
1. Cereus jamacaru (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388447
    Cereus jamacaru, known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil. and naturalized in South Africa.
  • Lead
    Cereus jamacaru, known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil. and naturalized in South Africa.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Cereus jamacaru
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "terrestrial"
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3. Cereus jamacaru (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q140991 (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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cereus jamacaru
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 26471
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 26471
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2018-09-28T11:02:34.973Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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