Pilosocereus
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Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species. The genus Pseudopilocereus is a synonym of this genus. For many years, the illegitimate name Pilocereus was used for this genus, although properly a synonym for Cephalocereus. The subdivision of the genus has varied very widely, resulting in very different numbers of species being accepted.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pilosocereus is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to Goiás, Mexico and Colombia.
Vinony files it under Cacti of North America, Cacti of South America and Cereeae genera.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 142
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, UFRGS, UFG, UFPB, UNIVASF, ESALQ
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brasil
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Pilosocereus leucocephalus Habitus BotGardBln0906a.JPG
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- 毛柱属
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Natural hybrids
- × ''Colosocereus''
- × ''Microsocereus''
- Species
- References
- External links
Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species. The genus Pseudopilocereus is a synonym of this genus. For many years, the illegitimate name Pilocereus was used for this genus, although properly a synonym for Cephalocereus. The subdivision of the genus has varied very widely, resulting in very different numbers of species being accepted.
The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn. Pilosocereus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pilosocereus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.