Pilosocereus kanukuensis

Pilosocereus kanukuensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Pilosocereus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Species:	P. kanukuensis
Binomial name
Pilosocereus kanukuensis (Alexander) Leuenb.
Synonyms
Cephalocereus kanukuensisAlexander Pilosocereus oligolepis subsp. kanukuensis(Alexander) P.J.Braun & Esteves

Pilosocereus kanukuensis is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to the slopes of the Kanuku Mountains in Guyana. Its natural habitat is seasonally dry slopes. ^[2] It is known from only one collection made in 1938

References

1. Zappi, D.; Taylor, N.P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Pilosocereus oligolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152491A121595628. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152491A121595628.en . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
2. "Pilosocereus kanukuensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility .

External links

• Data related to Pilosocereus kanukuensis at Wikispecies