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Genus of cacti From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Pilosocereus catingicola | |
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| 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] |
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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]
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