Taxonomy Profile: Pilosocereus (Byles & GD Rowley)

Pilosocereus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Pseudopilocereus
Buxb
Common Name(s):
tree cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pilosocereus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Pilosocereus
tree cactus |
Pilosocereus Direct Children(s):
Pilosocereus robinii
(Lem Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus royenii
(L Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus X occultiflorus
(PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus oligolepis
(Vapel Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus parvus
(Diers & Esteves PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus
(Labour Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus juaruensis
(Buining & Brederoo PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus diersianus
(Esteves PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus
(Buining & Brederoo F Ritter)
Pilosocereus flexibilispinus
(PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus floccosus
(Backeb & Voll Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus
(Buining & Brederoo F Ritter)
Pilosocereus purpusii
(Britton & Rose Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus gounellei
(FAC Weber ex K Schum Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus chrysacanthus
(FAC Weber Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus lanuginosus
(L Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus leucocephalus
(Poselg Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus machrisii
(EY Dawson Backeb)
Pilosocereus magnificus
(Buining & Brederoo F Ritter)
Pilosocereus mollispinus
(PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus piauhyensis
(Gürke Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus glaucochrous
(Werderm Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus arrabidae
(Lem Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus collinsii
(Britton & Rose Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus alensis
(FAC Weber ex Rol-Goss Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus chrysostele
(Vaupel Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus aureispinus
(Buining & Brederoo F Ritter)
Pilosocereus aurisetus
(Werderm Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus azulensis
(NP Taylor & Zappi)
Pilosocereus brasiliensis
(Britton & Rose Backeb)
Pilosocereus catingicola
(Gürke Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus pusillibaccatus
(PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus albisummus
(PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus polygonus
(Lam Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus quadricentralis
(EY Dawson Backeb)
Pilosocereus X subsimilis
(Rizzini & A Mattos)
Pilosocereus tuberculatus
(Werderm Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus tweedyanus
(Britton & Rose Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus ulei
(K Schum Byles & GD Rowley)
Pilosocereus vilaboensis
(Diers & Esteves PJ Braun & Esteves)
Pilosocereus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Pilosocereus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pilosocereus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Pilosocereus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Pilosocereus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hunt, David
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-05-01 / 2006-05-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The New Cactus Lexicon: Text
Page(s):
x + 373
Publisher:
dh books
Publication Place:
Milborne Port, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0-9538134-5-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pilosocereus
Pilosocereus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pilosocereus: Comments