Pilosocereus
| Pilosocereus | |
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| Pilosocereus azureus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cereeae |
| Genus: |
Pilosocereus Byles & G. D. Rowley |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pilocereus K.Schum.
Pseudopilocereus Buxb.
Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species.
The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn. Pilosocerus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.
The genera Pilocereus K.Schum. and Pseudopilocereus Buxb. are synonyms of this genus.
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