Pilosocereus kanukuensis

Pilosocereus kanukuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
(Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Species:
P. kanukuensis
Binomial name
Pilosocereus kanukuensis
(Alexander) Leuenb.
Synonyms
  • Cephalocereus kanukuensis Alexander
  • Pilosocereus oligolepis subsp. kanukuensis (Alexander) P.J.Braun & Esteves

Pilosocereus kanukuensis is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to the slopes of the Kanuku Mountains in Venezuela. Its natural habitat is seasonally dry slopes. Not much else is known about this species [2]

References

  1. ^ Zappi, D.; Taylor, N.P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Pilosocereus oligolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152491A121595628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152491A121595628.en. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Pilosocereus kanukuensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.