Cephalium

A cephalium is a growth that occurs in cacti at sexual maturity, that exhibits periderm development, reduced photosynthesis and denser spine production. The boundary between the juvenile plant and the cephalium is almost always a discrete one. Cephalia have historically been defined to occur only at the tips of the plant, although does not reflect the variety of sexual transition among species.

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