Floribunda pusilliflora

Floribunda pusilliflora is a species of cactus in the family Cactaceae native to Brazil.^[1][2][3]

Floribunda pusilliflora
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cereeae
Subtribe:	Cereinae
Genus:	Floribunda F. Ritter
Species:	F. pusilliflora
Binomial name
Floribunda pusilliflora F.Ritter (1979)
Synonyms
Arrojadoa pusilliflora (F.Ritter) N.P.Taylor in Ann. Bot. Cipocereus pusilliflorus (F.Ritter) Zappi & N.P.Taylor Pilosocereus pusilliflorus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun

Description

Floribunda pusilliflora is a species of clustering cactus found on cliffs and the Campos rupestres biome of Brazil. With many ribs, stems can reach up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high, upright, but sometimes somewhat leaning. Flowers are pink and present on mature specimens; no cephalium is present. Fruits are similar to that of Arrojadoa.^[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1979 by German botanist, Friedrich Ritter, as F. pusilliflora, this name was reclassified as Cipocereus pusilliflorus in 1991.^[5] In 2022, F. pusilliflora was reclassified under the name Arrojadoa pusilliflorus. Currently, the name Floribunda pusilliflora is accepted as the valid name.

Etymology

The specific epithet "pusilliflora" refers to the small flowers for this species.