Pilosocereus leucocephalus

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Pilosocereus leucocephalus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species:
P. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Pilosocereus leucocephalus
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Cephalocereus cometes(Scheidw.) Britton & Rose
    • Cephalocereus leucocephalus(Poselg.) Britton & Rose
    • Cephalocereus leucocephalus f. cristatusP.V.Heath
    • Cephalocereus maxoniiRose
    • Cephalocereus palmeriRose
    • Cephalocereus palmeri f. cristatusP.V.Heath
    • Cephalocereus sartorianusRose
    • Cephalocereus tehuacanus(Weing.) Borg
    • Cephalophorus palmeri(Rose) Boom
    • Cereus cometesScheidw.
    • Cereus flavicomusSalm-Dyck
    • Cereus houlletii(Lem.) Mottet
    • Cereus jubatusSalm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
    • Cereus maxonii(Rose) Vaupel
    • Cereus tehuacanus(Weing.) Werderm.
    • Cereus victoriensisVaupel
    • Pilocereus cometes(Scheidw.) Mittler ex C.F.Först.
    • Pilocereus flavicomus(Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först. & Rümpler
    • Pilocereus forsteriSencke ex Lem.
    • Pilocereus houlletiiLem.
    • Pilocereus jubatusSalm-Dyck
    • Pilocereus leucocephalusPoselg.
    • Pilocereus marschalleckianusZeiss.
    • Pilocereus marschalleckianus var. pictaZeiss.
    • Pilocereus maxonii(Rose) A.Berger
    • Pilocereus palmeri(Rose) F.M.Knuth
    • Pilocereus sartorianusA.Berger
    • Pilocereus tehuacanusWeing.
    • Pilosocereus cometes(Scheidw.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
    • Pilosocereus leucocephalus subsp. palmeri(Rose) Scheinvar
    • Pilosocereus maxonii(Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
    • Pilosocereus palmeri(Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
    • Pilosocereus palmeri var. sartorianus(Rose) Lodé
    • Pilosocereus palmeri var. victoriensis(Vaupel) Backeb.
    • Pilosocereus sartorianus(Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
    • Pilosocereus tehuacanus(Weing.) Byles & G.D.Rowley

Pilosocereus leucocephalus, called old man cactus (along with a number of similar species), old man of Mexico, tuno, and woolly torch, is a species of cactus in the genus Pilosocereus , native to Mexico and Central America. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] Pilosocereus leucocephalus functions as a keystone species in dry landscapes found in Mesoamerica. The fruit this cactus produces is relied upon as a source of hydration and sugar in arid areas by frugivores such as birds, bats, and even some reptiles. [4]

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References

  1. Pilosocereus (Cactac.) Gen. Revis. Ampl.: 119 (1994)
  2. 1 2 "Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "Pilosocereus leucocephalus". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. Vázquez‐Castillo, Shamira; Miranda‐Jácome, Antonio; Ruelas Inzunza, Ernesto (2019). "Patterns of frugivory in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus". Ecology and Evolution. 9 (3): 1268–1277. doi:10.1002/ece3.4833. PMC   6374677 . PMID   30805158.