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Praecereus euchlorus

Praecereus euchlorus

(F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum.) N.P. Taylor 1997

Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Monvillea euchlora is a flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae that is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay at elevations of 700 to 1300 meters

 Monvillea euchlora initially grows slightly upright, is less branched and later bent over and leaning in sympathy. The slender shoots are up to 5 meters long. There are 4 to 14 low and sharp-edged ribs. The up to 20 thorns are weak, whitish, needlelike and often very unevenly long. The up to 4 middle spines, which may be missing, are up to 5 (rarely to 7.5) inches long. The much shorter edge spines have a length of 5 to 10 (rarely to 15) millimeters.

The white to greenish white flowers are up to 8 centimeters long. Their pericarpell and the flower tube are covered with very little scales and otherwise bald. The fruits are elongated.

Taxonomy: Originally described as Cereus euchlorus by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1897, its specific epithet derives from the Greek words "eu" (real) and "chloros" (green), referring to the plant´s vibrant green shoots. In 1997, Nigel Paul Taylor reclassified the species into the genus Praecereus. , Plants of the World Online places the species in the genus Monvillea as Monvillea euchlora.

Distribution: Monvillea euchlora is found slopes on rocky outcrops in southern and western Brazil, Bolivia, and northeast Argentina growing from sea level to 2000 meters. It is also found in Paraguay.

Source: Wikipedia, article Praecereus euchlorus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 599864
  Adult

Laguna blanca
Formosa
Argentina
07/11/2024
Walter Bustamante
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Photography ID: 599858
  Adult

Laguna blanca
Formosa
Argentina
07/11/2024
Walter Bustamante



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214960711/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaEstero Poi - Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo, Laguna blancaWalter Bustamante
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Praecereus euchlorus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.