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 | |
See text
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.