Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus
| Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. pentaedrophorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
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Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus is a species of tree cactus found in Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1]
Description
It is a branched plant growing to 3 or more meters tall, often found on rocky outcrops. The stem consists of 5-7 ribs 3 centimeters wide. Stems are often covered in a blue glaucous farina. Areoles are round or oval, 3-4 millimeters wide, 3-4 millimeters wide. This species is one of the only ones in the genus Pilosocereus without a cephalium. Flowers grow directly out of the areoles. Fruits are globose with red flesh and dark black seeds. [2]
Taxonomy
Originally described 1957 and was at one time classified as Cephalocereus and Cereus.
Pollination and dispersa
Like other Pilosocereus, Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus is likely pollinated by bats or insects as the flowers have a strong, rotten smell. Fruits are dispersed by frugivores such as bats.
References
- ^ "Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "ISI 2015-11. Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". Media.Huntington. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
External links
- Data related to Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus at Wikispecies