Pilosocereus

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

Pilosocereus
Pilosocereus catingicola
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Pilosocereus

Byles & G. D. Rowley
Species

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Synonyms

Pilocereus K.Schum.
Pseudopilocereus Buxb.[1]

The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus (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. "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. "Pilosocereus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.


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