Pilosocereus pachycladus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Pilosocereus |
Species: | P. pachycladus |
Binomial name | |
Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter 1979 | |
Pilosocereus pachycladus is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae found in eastern Brazil, and introduced to the Canary Islands. [1]
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Pilosocereus is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species. The genera Caerulocereus and Pseudopilocereus are synonyms of this genus.
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Pilosocereus floccosus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, in Bahia and Minas Gerais states. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Cereus lamprospermus is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae, native to Bolivia and Paraguay. C. lamprospermus subsp. colosseus reaches 50 ft (15 m), while C. lamprospermus subsp. lamprospermus "only" reaches 30 ft (9 m).
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