Pilosocereus | |
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Pilosocereus catingicola | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cereeae |
Subtribe: | Cereinae |
Genus: |
Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley [1] |
Species | |
See text | |
Approximate distribution [1] | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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. [2] The genera Caerulocereus and Pseudopilocereus are synonyms of this genus. [1]
The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus ( syn. Pilosocereus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.
As of October 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]