''Pilosocereus'' (from
Latin
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, "hairy cereus") is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cactus
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
native to the
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...
. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated ''
Pilosocereus pachycladus
''Pilosocereus pachycladus'' is a species of ''Pilosocereus'' found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Americ ...
'' (
syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.
Synonymy
The genera ''Pilocereus''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
and ''Pseudopilocereus''
Buxb. are synonyms of this genus.
Species
Species as of 2021:
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Pilosocereus albisummus
''Pilosocereus albisummus'' is a species of ''Pilosocereus'' found in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by ...
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Pilosocereus alensis
''Pilosocereus alensis'', the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Western Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco. The hairs protect the flower buds. Flowers open at night in June and give off the odor of ammonia, attracting bat ...
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Pilosocereus armatus
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pilosocereus pachycladus'' ( syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a b ...
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Pilosocereus arrabidae
''Pilosocereus arrabidae'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky shores and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and h ...
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Pilosocereus aureispinus
''Pilosocereus aureispinus'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and h ...
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Pilosocereus aurilanatus
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pilosocereus pachycladus'' ( syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a b ...
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Pilosocereus aurisetus
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pilosocereus pachycladus'' ( syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a b ...
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* ''
Pilosocereus azulensis
''Pilosocereus azulensis'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss a ...
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Pilosocereus bohlei
''Pilosocereus bohlei'' is a species of ''Pilosocereus'' found in Bahia, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and w ...
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Pilosocereus brasiliensis
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pilosocereus pachycladus'' ( syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a b ...
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** ''Pilosocereus brasiliensis'' subsp. ''brasiliensis''
** ''Pilosocereus brasiliensis'' subsp. ''ruschianus''
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Pilosocereus brooksianus
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pilosocereus pachycladus'' ( syn. ''Pilosocereus azureus'') is a b ...
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* ''
Pilosocereus catingicola
''Pilosocereus catingicola'' is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is endemic in northeastern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Paraíba, Bahia.Zappi, D.; Taylor, N.P. 2020. Cactaceae' ''in'' Flo ...
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** ''Pilosocereus catingicola'' subsp. ''catingicola''
** ''Pilosocereus catingicola'' subsp. ''salvadorensis''
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Pilosocereus chrysacanthus
''Pilosocereus chrysacanthus'' is a species of ''Pilosocereus
''Pilosocereus'' (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for ''Pilosocereus'' species.
The commonly cultivated '' Pil ...
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* ''
Pilosocereus chrysostele''
** ''Pilosocereus chrysostele'' subsp. ''catimbauensis''
** ''Pilosocereus chrysostele'' subsp. ''chrysostele''
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Pilosocereus collinsii''
* ''
Pilosocereus colombianus
''Pilosocereus colombianus'' is a species of '' Pilosocereus'' found in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia and Azuay
Azuay (), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital is C ...
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Pilosocereus curtisii''
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Pilosocereus densiareolatus''
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Pilosocereus diersianus''
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Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus''
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Pilosocereus flexibilispinus''
* ''
Pilosocereus floccosus''
** ''Pilosocereus floccosus'' subsp. ''floccosus''
** ''Pilosocereus floccosus'' subsp. ''quadricostatus''
* ''
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus''
** ''Pilosocereus fulvilanatus'' subsp. ''fulvilanatus''
** ''Pilosocereus fulvilanatus'' subsp. ''rosae''
* ''
Pilosocereus gaumeri''
* ''
Pilosocereus glaucochrous''
* ''
Pilosocereus jamaicensis''
** ''Pilosocereus juaruensis'' subsp. ''juaruensis''
** ''Pilosocereus juaruensis'' subsp. ''cincinnopetalus''
[Pierre J. Braun, E. Esteves, R. Esteves: ''Pilosocereus jauruensis subsp. cincinnopetalus (Cactaceae), eine neue Sippe aus Dem mittleren Westen Brasiliens.'' In: '' Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten.'' Band 72, Nr. 3, 2020, S. 73–77. ]
* ''
Pilosocereus kanukuensis''
* ''
Pilosocereus lanuginosus''
* ''
Pilosocereus leucocephalus''
* ''
Pilosocereus machrisii''
* ''
Pilosocereus magnificus''
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Pilosocereus millspaughii''
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Pilosocereus mollispinus''
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Pilosocereus moritzianus''
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Pilosocereus multicostatus''
* ''
Pilosocereus oligolepis''
* ''
Pilosocereus pachycladus
''Pilosocereus pachycladus'' is a species of ''Pilosocereus'' found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Americ ...
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** ''Pilosocereus pachycladus'' subsp. ''pachycladus''
** ''Pilosocereus pachycladus'' subsp. ''pernambucoensis''
** ''Pilosocereus pachycladus'' subsp. ''viridis''
* ''
Pilosocereus parvus''
* ''
Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus''
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Pilosocereus piauhyensis''
* ''
Pilosocereus polygonus''
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Pilosocereus purpusii''
* ''
Pilosocereus pusillibaccatus''
* ''
Pilosocereus quadricentralis''
* ''
Pilosocereus robinii''
* ''
Pilosocereus splendidus''
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Pilosocereus ×subsimilis''
* ''
Pilosocereus tillianus''
* ''
Pilosocereus ulei''
* ''
Pilosocereus vilaboensis''
** ''Pilosocereus vilaboensis'' subsp. ''pluricostatus''
** ''Pilosocereus vilaboensis'' subsp. ''rizzoanus''
** ''Pilosocereus vilaboensis'' subsp. ''vilaboensis''
* ''
Pilosocereus zappiae''
References
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Cacti of North America
Cacti of South America
Cactoideae genera
Neotropical realm flora
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