Pilosocereus

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley
TREE CACTUS
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Classification

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CARYOPHYLLALES
Pilosocereus

Citation

PILOSOCEREUS Byles & G. D. Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66. 1957.
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TYPE: Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselger) Byles & G. D. Rowley (Pilocereus leucocephalus Poselger)

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Pilosocereus polygonus GREATER ANTILLEAN TREE CACTUS Native
Pilosocereus robinii KEY TREE CACTUS Native Endangered-State Endangered-US

[Family identification key]

1.  Flowering areoles densely woolly with silken hairs >8 mm long and tomentose with short hairs
1.  Flowering areoles tomentose only, hairs < 5 mm long