Pilosocereus catingicola

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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.[3][4][1][2]

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Pilosocereus catingicola
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Habitus of Pilosocereus catingicola subsp. salvadorensis (Werderm.) Zappi[1]
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
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P. catingicola
Binomial name
Pilosocereus catingicola
(Gürke) Byles [de] & G.D. Rowley 1957
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The plant is bat-pollinated, by Goldman's nectar bat.[1]

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