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Uebelmannia pectinifera

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Uebelmannia pectinifera is a species of plant in the cactus family, Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil, where its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is 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
Uebelmannia pectinifera 2
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Uebelmannia pectinifera (Wikidata)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Uebelmannia pectinifera (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Uebelmannia pectinifera (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A1
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Uebelmannia pectinifera is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro states: "cactus subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss."
  • In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro: "cactus subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss."
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2. Uebelmannia pectinifera (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q112900 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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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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