Pilosocereus

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley
CACTACEAE
TREE CACTUS
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Pilosocereus
Citation
PILOSOCEREUS Byles & G. D. Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66. 1957.
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TYPE: Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselger) Byles & G. D. Rowley (Pilocereus leucocephalus Poselger)
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Pilosocereus millspaughii GREATER ANTILLEAN TREE CACTUS Native
Pilosocereus robinii KEY TREE CACTUS Native Rare-State Endangered-US
Identification Key
1.  Flowering areoles densely woolly with silken hairs >8 mm long and tomentose with short hairs
P. millspaughii
1.  Flowering areoles tomentose only, hairs < 5 mm long
P. robinii
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type