''Mirabella'' is a former
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Cactaceae
A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...
, native to Brazil.
[ The genus was erected by ]Friedrich Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
Friedrich Ritter studied biology, geology and paleontology at the University of Mar ...
in 1979.[ It has been reclassified as the subgenus ''Mirabella'' of the genus '' Cereus''.][ This taxonomic change is excepted by the Plants of the World Online.
]
Former species
References
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Cacti of South America
Flora of Brazil