Brazilian Cacti (Chiapada Diamantina)

Photo gallery II

Following a trip of one week to , in the state of Bahia (Brazil) in May 2007, we and my wife having travelled about 1,600 km in the Chiapada Diamantina, a paradise for cacti and bromeliads. The regions most interesting were clearly Morro do Chapeù and Mucugê where we were able to attend the commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the city. I hope you enjoy here in this gallery species that we have seen some of which are not identified with certainty.

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a cinerea
Pilosocereus magnificus, pachycladus?
Pilosocereus pachycladus magnificus?
Pilosocereus sp or Stephanocereus
Micranthocereus purpureus
Pilosocereus or Stephanocereus luetzl ?
Micranthocereus purpureus
Micranthocereus purpureus
Micranthocereus purpureus
Pilosocereus sp

or Stephanocereus?

Melocactus ernestii?
Melocactus sp 2
Pilosocereus sp3
Melocactus sp 3 Melocactus sp 4 Micranthocereus flaviflorus Pilosocereus sp 5 Pilosocereus sp 4 Pilosocereus gounellei
Stephanocereus luetzelburgii (young)
Stephanocereus luetzelburgii
Pierrebraunia bahiensis
Pierrebraunia bahiensis
Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus
Pilosocereus gounellei
Pilosocereus
Melocactus sp 5
Melocactus sp
Melocactus sp 6
Melocactus sp 7
Harrisia adsendens