Pilosocereus

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Pilosocereus
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Pilosocereus catingicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Pilosocereus

& G. D. Rowley
Species

See text

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Synonyms

Pilocereus K.Schum.
Pseudopilocereus Buxb.[1]

Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species.[2]

The commonly cultivated (syn. Pilosocerus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.

Synonymy[]

The genera Pilocereus K.Schum. and Pseudopilocereus Buxb. are synonyms of this genus.[1]

Selected species[]

Pilosocereus azureus

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pilosocereus Byles & G. D. Rowley". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-02-01. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pilosocereus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 October 2015.


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