FIGURE 1. Tacinga armata. A. Stem-segments with a in Novelties in Cactaceae from Eastern Brazil: Adding two new species and one new nothospecies to Tacinga (Opuntioideae)

FIGURE 1. Tacinga armata. A. Stem-segments with a young fruit, under cultivation; B. Stem-segments with flowers and fruits, plant in habitat; C. Areoles, stem-segment close-up; D. Flower, lateral view; E. Flower, frontal view; F. Young fruit, lateral view; G. Mature fruit, lateral view; H. Mature fruit, longitudinal section to show pulp color and seeds; I. Shooting from a fallen mature fruit; J. Plant in natural habitat; K. Plant in natural habitat (left), sympatric with T. palmadora (plant at right); L. Panoramic view of species' habitat.