| Pilosocereus mollispinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. mollispinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilosocereus mollispinus P.J. Braun & Esteves | |
Pilosocereus mollispinus is a species of cactus native to Brazil. [1]
Pilosocereus mollispinus is a shrubby cactus that reaches heights of up to 2.3 meters. The dark green to grayish-green shoots have a diameter of up to 8.5 centimeters and have 13 to 16 ribs. The areoles are spaced 7 to 12 millimeters apart, and have 13 to 16 soft, flexible non-prickly gray spines. The radial spines are up to 1.3 centimeters long, and the central spines are up to 2.3 centimeters long. Stems have little to no cephalium.
The funnel-shaped flowers are about 4.5 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 3.4 centimeters. The flower tube is green, and the bracts are white. The fruits are greenish, having a diameter of up to 3 centimeters and contain white flesh. The fruits contain small, black seeds. [2]
Pilosocereus mollispinus was described 2004 [3] by Pierre Josef Braun and Eddie Esteves. The specific epithet "mollispinus" refers to the soft spines.