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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.5892 Genus Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Distribution: Mexico, tropical S-America, esp. Brazil, West Indies. Partial revision: Franck et al. (2019). Phylogeny: Lavor et al. (2020)
Species listed in database: 54; hybrids: 3
= Coleocephalocereus subgen.Lagenopsis Buxb.; Kakteen [H.Krainz] 48-49: CIVb (1972)
= Lagenosocereus Doweld; Turczaninowia 5(1): 8 (2002)
= Pilosocereus subgen.Lagenopsis (Buxb.) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 89 (1988)
= Pseudopilocereus Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 249 (1968)
= Stephanocereus subgen.Lagenopsis (Buxb.) N.P.Taylor & Eggli; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
species :
Pilosocereus albisummus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 38(5): 130 (1987)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus estevesii P.J.Braun; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(2): 74 (1999)
= Pilosocereus goianus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 20(2): 100 (2002)
= Pilosocereus pachycladus subsp. albisummus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 11): 1 (2020)
species :
Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Name: Barba de Viejo, Pitahaya barbona
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909) (sphalm. aleusis)
= Cephalocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961)
= Cereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23, 24, 83 (1913)
= Pilocereus alensis F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 6: 508 (1905)
= Pilocereus guerreronis Backeb.; Beitr. Sukkulentenk. Sukkulentenpflege 3 (1941)
= Pilosocereus guerreronis (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
species :
Pilosocereus armatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) A.R.Franck; Willdenowia 51: 264 (2021)
Name: Dildo, Sebucan (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: Puerto Rico (incl. Mona Isl., Desecheo Isl., Icacos Isl., Vieques Isl., Culebra Isl.); Virgin Isl. (incl. Anegada, St. Thomas, Tortola)
81 PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus fimbriatus Descourt.; Fl. Méd. Antilles 6: 160 (1828), nom. illeg.
= Cactus fulvispinosus Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 497 (1825)
= Cactus haworthii (DC.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 495 (1825)
= Cactus niger (Salm-Dyck) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 495 (1825)
= Cactus strictus Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow], Suppl. 32 (1814), nom. illeg.
= Cephalocereus nobilis (Haw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418 (1909)
= Cephalocereus nobilis f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 110 (1992)
= Cephalocereus nobilis var. nigricans Borg; Cacti [Borg] 105 (1937)
= Cephalocereus royenii f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 104 (1996)
= Cephalocereus strictus (Link & Otto) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 105 (1937)
= Cereus armatus Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 81 (1837)
= Cereus barbadensis A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 156, 337 (1929)
= Cereus floccosus Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 81 (1837)
= Cereus fouachianus (F.A.C.Weber) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 25 (1913)
= Cereus fulvispinosus Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 183 (1812)
= Cereus fulvispinus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 46 (1850), sphalm.
= Cereus gloriosus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 80 (1837)
= Cereus haworthii DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 465 (1828)
= Cereus leiocarpus Bello; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 276 (1881)
= Cereus lutescens Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 84 (1837)
= Cereus mollis Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 83 (1837)
= Cereus mollis var. nigricans Labour.; Monogr. Cact. 349 (1853)
= Cereus niger Salm-Dyck; Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. 3: 4 (1822)
= Cereus niger var. gracilior Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 63 (1834)
= Cereus nigricans J.Forbes; J. Hort. Tour Germany 153 (1837)
= Cereus nigricans Lem.; Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 57 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Cereus nobilis Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 179 (1812)
= Cereus pfeifferi J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 5: 370 (1837)
= Cereus polyptychus Lem.; Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 56 (1839)
= Cereus royenii var. armatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 276 (1843)
= Cereus royenii var. floccosus Monv. ex Labour.; Monogr. Cact. 343 (1853)
= Cereus strictus Link & Otto; Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 431 (1827)
= Cereus trichacanthus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 46 (1850)
= Pilocereus barbadensis A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 156 (1929)
= Pilocereus floccosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 13: t. 470 (1866)
= Pilocereus fouachianus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 10: 386 (1904)
= Pilocereus fulvispinosus (Haw.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 196 (1897)
= Pilocereus haworthii (DC.) Console; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus lutescens (Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.) C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 675 (1885)
= Pilocereus niger (Salm-Dyck) Poit.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 2, 4: 289 (1845)
= Pilocereus nigricans (J.Forbes) Sencke ex Lem.; Ill. Hort. 13(Misc.): 20 (1866)
= Pilocereus nobilis (Haw.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 155 (1929)
= Pilocereus polyptychus (Lem.) Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 680 (1885)
= Pilocereus royenii var. armatus Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 682 (1885)
= Pilocereus strictus (Link & Otto) C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 687 (1885)
= Pilocereus strictus f. aureus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 190 (1897)
= Pilocereus strictus var. consolei K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 190 (1897)
= Pilocereus strictus var. fouachianus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 190 (1897)
= Pilocereus trichacantus C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 675 (1885)
= Pilosocereus nobilis (Haw.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pseudopilocereus nobilis (Haw.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus heptagonus Vell.; (1829), non L. 1753
= Cactus hexagonus Vell.; (1829), non L. 1753
= Cactus triqueter Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 206 (1829), nom. illeg.
= Cephalocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 42 (1920)
= Cephalocereus arrabidae var. tilophorus (Pfeiff.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 106 (1937)
= Cephalocereus exerens (K.Schum.) L.H.Bailey; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2: 715 (1914)
= Cereus arrabidae Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 333 (1841)
= Cereus ericomus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 47 (1850), nom. illeg.
= Cereus exerens Link ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 99 (1837)
= Cereus reflexus Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 335 (1841)
= Cereus retroflexus Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 380 (1835)
= Cereus tilophorus Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 3: 380 (1835)
= Cereus virens DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 116 (1828)
= Cereus warmingii K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 4(2): 204 (1890)
= Pilocereus arrabidae (Steud.) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 429 (1862)
= Pilocereus exerens K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6a: 180 (1894)
= Pilocereus houlletianum Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862), pro syn.
= Pilocereus oligogonus C.F.Först. ex Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus tilophorus Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus virens Lem.; Ill. Hort. 13(Misc.): 20 (1866)
= Pilocereus vollii Backeb.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 417 (1936)
= Pseudopilocereus arrabidae (Lem.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 250 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus aureispinus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 83 (1979)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coleocephalocereus aureispinus Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 25(4): 73 (1974)
species :
Pilosocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. aurisetus
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus coerulescens (Salm-Dyck) Jacob-Makoy; Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 1836: 4 (1836)
= Cephalocereus aurisetus (Werderm.) Werderm. ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 109 (1937)
= Cereus coerulescens Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 335 (1834)
= Cereus coerulescens var. fulvispinus Graebener; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 137 (1909)
= Cereus coerulescens var. longispinus Weing.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 16: 93 (1906)
= Cereus mendory Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 85 (1837)
= Pilocereus andryanus Cels ex Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilocereus aurisetus Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 103 (1933)
= Pilocereus coerulescens (Salm-Dyck) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilosocereus aurisetus subsp. densilanatus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus aurisetus subsp. supthutianus (P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus aurisetus subsp. werdermannianus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus coerulescens (Lem.) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 75 (1979)
= Pilosocereus supthutianus P.J.Braun; Kakteen And. Sukk. 36(5): 103 (1985)
= Pilosocereus werdermannianus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 76 (1979)
= Pilosocereus werdermannianus var. densilanatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 77 (1979)
= Pilosocereus werdermannianus var. diamantinensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 77 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus aurisetus (Byles & G.D.Rowley) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus werdermannianus Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 26(4): 74 (1975)
= Pseudopilocereus werdermannianus var. densilanatus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus werdermannianus var. diamantinensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
subspecies :
subsp. aurilanatus (F.Ritter) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 123 (1994)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus aurilanatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 77 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus aurilanatus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus azulensis N.P.Taylor & Zappi; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 8 (1997)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Pilosocereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2423 (1960)
subspecies :
subsp. brasiliensis
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus brasiliensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 57 (1920)
= Cereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.; Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 52 (1926)
= Cereus sublanatus Salm-Dyck; Hort. Dyck. 337 (1834)
= Pilocereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 105 (1933)
= Pilocereus sublanatus (Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först. ex Haage; Verz. Cact. 1864: 22 (1864)
= Pilosocereus sublanatus (Salm-Dyck) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
= Strophocactus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 8(1): 2 (2019)
subspecies :
subsp. ruschianus (Buining & Brederoo) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 64 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus ruschianus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun; Kakteen And. Sukk. 35(8): 181 (1984)
= Pseudopilocereus ruschianus Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 31(2): 35 (1980)
species :
Pilosocereus brauniorum (Esteves) N.P.Taylor & Zappi; Bradleya 41: 125 (2023)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pierrebraunia brauniorum Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(12): 312 (1999)
= Pilosocereus fulvilanatus subsp. brauniorum (Esteves) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 4 (2024)
species :
Pilosocereus brevispinus Hoxey & Gdaniec; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(2): 102 (2021)
Distribution: Haiti
81 HIS
species :
Pilosocereus brooksianus (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Distribution: Cuba (Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba)
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus brooksianus Britton & Rose; Torreya 12: 14 (1912)
= Cereus brooksianus (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 66 (1912)
= Pilocereus brooksianus (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 329 (1936)
= Pilosocereus royenii subsp. brooksianus (Britton & Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 7 (2020)
species :
Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. catingicola
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus catingicola (Gürke) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 56 (1920)
= Cereus catingicola Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 54 (1908)
= Pilocereus arenicola Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 109 (1933)
= Pilocereus catingicola (Gürke) Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 104 (1933)
= Pilosocereus arenicola (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus catingicola subsp. arenicola (Werderm.) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus catingicola subsp. robustus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus robustus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 72 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus catingicola (Gürke) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus robustus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
subspecies :
subsp. salvadorensis (Werderm.) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 55 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Austrocephalocereus salvadorensis (Werderm.) Buxb.; Kakteen [H.Krainz], Lfg. 33, Korrekt. & Erganz. p. (4) (1966)
= Cephalocereus hapalacanthus (Werderm.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 107 (1937), et ed. 2, 145 (1951)
= Cephalocereus hapalacanthus (Werderm.) E.Y.Dawson; Contr. Sci. Mus. Nat. Hist. Los Angeles 10: 6 (1957), isonym
= Cephalocereus rupicola (Werderm.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 111 (1937)
= Cephalocereus salvadorensis (Werderm.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 107 (1937), et ed. 2, 145 (1951)
= Cephalocereus sergipensis (Werderm.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 108 (1937), et ed. 2, 146 (1951)
= Pilocereus hapalacanthus Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 110 (1933)
= Pilocereus rupicola Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 109 (1933)
= Pilocereus salvadorensis Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 110 (1933)
= Pilocereus sergipensis Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 106 (1933)
= Pilosocereus catingicola subsp. hapalacanthus (Werderm.) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus hapalacanthus (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus rupicola (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus salvadorensis (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus sergipensis (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
= Pseudopilocereus hapalacanthus (Werderm.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus rupicola (Werderm.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus salvadorensis (Werderm.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus sergipensis (Werderm.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Name: Golden Old Man, Golden-spined Cactus
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus chrysacanthus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 416 (1909)
= Cephalocereus chrysacanthus f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 110 (1992)
= Cephalophorus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber) Boom; Succulenta (Netherlands) 46: 107 (1967)
= Cereus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Orcutt; W. Amer. Sci. 13: 63 (1902)
= Pilocereus chrysacanthus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 178 (1897)
species :
Pilosocereus chrysostele (Vaupel) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. chrysostele
Name: Facheiro, Rabo de Raposa
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus chrysostele (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 104 (1937), ed. 2, 137 (1951)
= Cereus chrysostele Vaupel; Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 58 (1923)
= Pilocereus chrysostele (Vaupel) Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 102 (1933)
= Pseudopilocereus chrysostele (Vaupel) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
subspecies :
subsp. catimbauensis N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima; Bradleya 38: 243 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus catimbauensis (N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima) N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima; Bradleya 40: 81 (2022)
species :
Pilosocereus collinsii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Remarks: possibly a synonym of P. purpusii
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus collinsii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 269 (1923)
= Pilocereus collinsii (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 330 (1935)
species :
Pilosocereus colombianus (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus colombianus Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 416 (1909)
= Cephalocereus tweedyanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 54 (1920)
= Cereus colombianus (Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23, 25 (1913)
= Cereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 71 (1931)
= Pilocereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 8: 3 (1934), nomen, Backeb. in Backeb. &F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 334 (1935)
= Pilosocereus colombianus subsp. tuberculosus (Rauh & Backeb.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 190 (2023)
= Pilosocereus colombianus subsp. tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 190 (2023)
= Pilosocereus gironensis Rauh & Backeb. ex Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
= Pilosocereus lanuginosus subsp. colombianus (Britton & Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 2: 12 (2010)
= Pilosocereus tuberculosus Rauh & Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 34 (1957)
= Pilosocereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
species :
Pilosocereus curtisii (Otto) A.R.Franck; Phytotaxa 411(3): 161 (2019)
Name: Charderon, Chardon, Cierge, Dildo, Organ cactus (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Virgin Isl. (Anegada); Anguilla; St. Barts/St. Barthelemy; Saba; St. Kitts & Nevis; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; Grenadines; St. Vincent; Grenada; Barbados
81 ABA AGU BBD DOM GDL GRE MAR MTS SAB STV VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus barbadensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 44 (1920)
= Cephalocereus nobilis var. curtisii (Pfeiff.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 105 (1937)
= Cephalocereus urbanianus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 420 (1909)
= Cereus curtisii Otto; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 1: 365 (1833)
= Cereus urbanianus (K.Schum.) A.Berger; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 63 (1905)
= Pilocereus barbadensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 156, 345 (1929)
= Pilocereus curtisii (Pfeiff.) Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1844 ed.]: 24 (1845)
= Pilocereus urbanianus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 1: 193 (1897)
= Pilosocereus barbadensis (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus polygonus subsp. curtisii (Otto) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 5 (2020)
= Pilosocereus urbanianus (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
species :
Pilosocereus densiareolatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 73 (1979)
Name: Cabeca de Velho, Facheiro de Lapa
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus densiareolatus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pilosocereus densiareolatus subsp. brunneolanatus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 286 (1999)
species :
Pilosocereus diersianus (Esteves) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 88 (1988)
Distribution: Brazil (NE-Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus diersianus Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 32(4): 90 (1981)
species :
Pilosocereus excelsus Hoxey & Gdaniec; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(2): 104 (2021)
Distribution: Dominican Republic
81 HIS
species :
Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 707 (1980)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus carolinensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 80 (1979)
= Pilosocereus carolinensis var. robustispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 81 (1979)
= Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus subsp. carolinensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus var. carolinensis (F.Ritter) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 2: 707 (1980)
= Pilosocereus flavipulvinatus var. robustispinus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pseudopilocereus carolinensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus carolinensis var. robustispinus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus flavipulvinatus Buining & Brederoo; Succulenta (Netherlands) 58(6): 137 (1979)
species :
Pilosocereus flexibilispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 41(5): 88 (1990)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Pilosocereus floccosus (Backeb. & Voll) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. floccosus
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus barbatus J.C.Wendl. ex Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1841 ed.]: 29 (1841)
= Pilocereus barbatus (J.C.Wendl. ex Salm-Dyck) Rebut ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 650 (1885)
= Pilocereus floccosus Backeb. & Voll; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 9: 151 (1949)
= Pseudopilocereus floccosus (Backeb. & Voll) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
subspecies :
subsp. quadricostatus (F.Ritter) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 86 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus quadricostatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 78 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus quadricostatus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus fulvilanatus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 84 (1979)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus fulvilanatus subsp. vanheekianus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 55(4): 97 (2004)
= Pseudopilocereus fulvilanatus Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 24(7): 145 (1973)
species :
Pilosocereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2462 (1960)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan, Campeche)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus gaumeri Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 47 (1920)
= Cereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3, 366 (1930)
= Pilocereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 330 (1935)
= Pilosocereus polygonus subsp. gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 6 (2020)
species :
Pilosocereus glaucochrous (Werderm.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus glaucochrous (Werderm.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 108 (1937), et ed. 2, 147 (1951)
= Pilocereus glaucochrous Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 106 (1933)
= Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus subsp. glaucochrous (Werderm.) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 4 (2024)
= Pseudopilocereus glaucochrous (Werderm.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus jamaicensis Proctor; Phytotaxa 411(3): 163 (2019)
Distribution: Cayman Isl.; Jamaica
81 CAY JAM
Remarks: Pilosocereus swartzii auct. nec (Griseb.) Knuth
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus polygonus subsp. jamaicensis (Proctor) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 6 (2020)
species :
Pilosocereus juaruensis (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun; Kakteen And. Sukk. 35(8): 181 (1984)
subspecies :
subsp. juaruensis
Distribution: N-Brazil (Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Cordillera)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus densivillosus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 45(6): 114 (1994)
= Pilosocereus paraguayensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 249 (1979)
= Pilosocereus saudadensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 82 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus juaruensis Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 29(7): 155 (1978)
= Pseudopilocereus saudadensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
subspecies :
subsp. cincinnopetalus P.J.Braun, Esteves & R.Esteves Pereira; Kakteen And. Sukk. 71(3): 75 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Pilosocereus kanukuensis (Alexander) Leuenb.; Willdenowia 16: 506 (1987)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus kanukuensis Alexander; Lloydia 2: 200 (1939)
= Pilosocereus kanukuensis (Alexander) P.J.Braun; Succulenta (Netherlands) 66(5): 106 (1987), isonym
= Pilosocereus oligolepis subsp. kanukuensis (Alexander) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 134 (1995)
species :
Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: Aruba; Bonaire; Curacao
81 ARU BON CUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus lanuginosus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 467 (1753)
= Cactus lanuginosus var. aureus Colla; Hortus Ripul. [Colla] 25 (1825)
= Cephalocereus lanuginosus (L.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 417 (1909)
= Cereus lanuginosus (L.) Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 182 (1812), nom. illeg.
= Cereus lanuginosus var. aureus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 78 (1837)
= Cereus lanuginosus var. glaucescens Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 80 (1837)
= Cereus royenii Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 182 (1812), nom. illeg.
= Pilocereus backebergii Weing.; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 45: 81 (1930)
= Pilocereus colombianus Backeb.; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 45: 81 (1930)
= Pilocereus consolei Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilocereus lanuginosus (L.) Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 672 (1894)
= Pilocereus lanuginosus var. virens Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 672 (1885)
= Pilocereus swartzii K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 184 (1897)
= Pilosocereus panchesiorum Xhonneux; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 92: 13 (2011)
species :
Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Name: Cabeza de Viejo, Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico, Organo, Pitayon, Tuno
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacan, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus cometes (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 416 (1909)
= Cephalocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 417 (1909)
= Cephalocereus leucocephalus f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 110 (1992)
= Cephalocereus leucocephalus var. actopanensis Rol.-Goss. ex Bois; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 32: 403 (1926)
= Cephalocereus maxonii Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 417 (1909)
= Cephalocereus palmeri f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 110 (1992)
= Cephalocereus palmeri Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418 (1909)
= Cephalocereus palmeri var. sartorianus (Rose) Krainz; Städtische Sukkulentensammlung Zürich, Kat. Kult. Stehenden Art., ed. 2: 41 (1967)
= Cephalocereus sartorianus Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 419 (1909)
= Cephalocereus tehuacanus (Weing.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 150 (1951)
= Cephalophorus palmeri (Rose) Boom; Succulenta (Netherlands) 46: 107 (1967)
= Cereus cometes Scheidw.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 8: 339 (1840)
= Cereus flavicomus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 202 (1850)
= Cereus houlletii (Lem.) Mottet; Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 581 (1892-1893)
= Cereus jubatus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 357 (1846), pro syn.
= Cereus maxonii (Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23 (1913)
= Cereus tehuacanus (Weing.) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 71 (1931), nom. illeg.
= Cereus victoriensis Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 24, 37 (1913)
= Pilocereus cometes (Scheidw.) Mittler ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 357 (1846)
= Pilocereus flavicomus (Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först. & Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 658 (1885)
= Pilocereus forsteri Sencke ex Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus houlletii Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pilocereus jubatus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1841 ed.]: 24 (1841)
= Pilocereus leucocephalus Poselg.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 21: 126 (1853)
= Pilocereus marschalleckianus var. picta Zeiss.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 8: 35 (1898)
= Pilocereus marschalleckianus Zeiss.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 8: 34 (1898)
= Pilocereus maxonii (Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 157 (1929)
= Pilocereus palmeri (Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 333 (1935)
= Pilocereus sartorianus A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 157, 345 (1929)
= Pilocereus tehuacanus Weing.; Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 58 (1927)
= Pilosocereus cometes (Scheidw.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus leucocephalus subsp. palmeri (Rose) Scheinvar; Fl. Cactológ. Est. Queretaro 192 (2004)
= Pilosocereus maxonii (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus palmeri (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus palmeri var. sartorianus (Rose) Lodé; Fichier Encycl. Cact. Autres Succ. 19: 1776 (1997)
= Pilosocereus palmeri var. victoriensis (Vaupel) Backeb.; Kakteenlexikon 367 (1966), nom. inval.
= Pilosocereus sartorianus (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
= Pilosocereus tehuacanus (Weing.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
species :
Pilosocereus machrisii (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2419 (1960)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil; WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Paraguay (Amambay, Concepcion)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus cuyabensis (Backeb.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 148 (1951)
= Cephalocereus cuyabensis (Backeb.) E.Y.Dawson; Contr. Sci. Mus. Nat. Hist. Los Angeles 10: 1 (1957), isonym
= Cephalocereus machrisii E.Y.Dawson; Contr. Sci. Mus. Nat. Hist. Los Angeles 10: 1 (1957)
= Pilocereus cuyabensis Backeb.; Kakteen-Freund 2: 11 (1933), et Blätt. Kakteenf. 1935, Pt. 1, p.4 (1935)
= Pilosocereus cristalinensis P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 38(5): 132 (1987) et Kakteen And. Sukk. 38(7): 166 (1987)
= Pilosocereus cuyabensis (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus lindaianus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 38(5): 132 (1987)
= Pilosocereus machrisii subsp. cristalinensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Schumannia 3: 188 (2001 publ. 2002)
= Pseudopilocereus cuyabensis (Backeb.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus machrisii (E.Y.Dawson) Buining & Brederoo; Succulenta (Netherlands) 56(4): 90 (1977), isonym
= Pseudopilocereus machrisii (E.Y.Dawson) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus magnificus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 72 (1979)
Name: Facheiro
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus magnificus Buining & Brederoo; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(2): 66 (1972)
species :
Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: USA (Florida); Bahamas (Andros, Eleuthera, Great Inagua); Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola (Haiti)
78 USA 81 BAH CUB HIS TCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus millspaughii Britton; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 417 (1909)
= Cereus millspaughii (Britton) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23, 27 (1913)
= Pilocereus millspaughii (Britton) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 332 (1935)
= Pilosocereus robinii subsp. millspaughii (Britton) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 7 (2020)
species :
Pilosocereus mollispinus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 76(2): 77 (2004)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Pilosocereus moritzianus (Otto) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Atlantico, Boyaca, La Guajira); Venezuela (Caracas, Carabobo, Vargas, Patos Isl.)
81 TRT 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus backebergii (Weing.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 149 (1951)
= Cephalocereus backebergii (Weing.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961), isonym
= Cephalocereus claroviridis (Backeb.) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 149 (1951)
= Cephalocereus moritzianus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 41 (1920)
= Cereus backebergii Weing.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 167 (1930)
= Cereus claroviridis Backeb.; Neue Kakteen 69 (1931), Backeb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 60 (1932)
= Cereus moritzianus Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 84 (1837)
= Pilocereus claroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb.; Möller´s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 45: 82 (1930)
= Pilocereus moritzianus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Lem.; Cactées 63 (1868)
= Pilosocereus backebergii (Weing.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus claroviridis (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus lanuginosus subsp. moritzianus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 2: 12 (2010)
species :
Pilosocereus multicostatus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 79 (1979)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus multicostatus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guarico, Monagas, Sucre); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima)
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 111 (1937) in obs., et ed. 2, 148 (1951)
= Cereus oligolepis Vaupel; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 285 (1913)
= Pilocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 105 (1933)
= Pseudopilocereus oligolepis (Vaupel) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 70 (1979)
subspecies :
subsp. pachycladus
Name: Facheiro, Facheiro Azul, Mandacaru de Facho
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 108 (1937)
= Pilocereus glaucescens Labour.; Monogr. Cact. 279 (1853)
= Pilosocereus atroflavispinus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 68 (1979)
= Pilosocereus azureus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 73 (1979)
= Pilosocereus cenepequei Rizzini & A.Mattos; Revista Brasil. Biol. 46(2): 324 (1986)
= Pilosocereus cyaneus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 4: 1516 (1981) (nom. nov.)
= Pilosocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus hermii P.J.Braun, Esteves & Hofacker; Kakteen And. Sukk. 58(7): 184 (2007)
= Pilosocereus oreus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 69 (1979)
= Pilosocereus schoebelii P.J.Braun; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 59(4): 150 (1987)
= Pilosocereus superbus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 67 (1979)
= Pilosocereus superbus var. gacapaensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 68 (1979)
= Pilosocereus superbus var. lanosior F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 68 (1979)
= Pilosocereus superbus var. regius F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 67 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus atroflavispinus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus azureus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 26(11): 241 (1994), isonym
= Pseudopilocereus azureus (F.Ritter) Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 26(11): 241 (1975)
= Pseudopilocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 252 (1968)
= Pseudopilocereus oreus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus pachycladus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus superbus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus superbus var. gacapaensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus superbus var. lanosior (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus superbus var. regius (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
subspecies :
subsp. viridis N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima; Bradleya 38: 242 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus pernambucoensis subsp. viridis (N.P.Taylor & Albuq.-Lima) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 4 (2020)
subspecies :
subsp. pernambucoensis (F.Ritter) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3: 109 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus pernambucoensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 65 (1979)
= Pilosocereus pernambucoensis var. caesius F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 66 (1979)
= Pilosocereus pernambucoensis var. montealtoi F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 66 (1979)
= Pseudopilocereus pernambucoensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus pernambucoensis var. caesius (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus pernambucoensis var. montealtoi (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus parvus (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 88 (1988)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus parvus Diers & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 33(5): 104 (1982)
species :
Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
subspecies :
subsp. pentaedrophorus
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 31 (1920)
= Cereus pentaedrophorus Labour.; Monogr. Cact. 365 (1853)
= Pilocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Console ex Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 679 (1885)
= Pilocereus polyedrophorus Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 428 (1862)
= Pseudopilocereus pentaedrophorus (Labour.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
subspecies :
subsp. robustus Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 74 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus zappiae Lavor & Calvente; PlantNow 1(2): 64 (2020), nom. nov.
species :
Pilosocereus piauhyensis (Gürke) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus piauhyensis (Gürke) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 49 (1920)
= Cereus piauhyensis Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 84 (1908)
= Pilocereus piauhyensis (Gürke) Werderm.; Brasil. Säulenkakteen 111 (1933)
= Pilosocereus cearensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 190 (2023)
= Pilosocereus chrysostele subsp. cearensis P.J.Braun & Esteves; Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 17(1): 26 (1999)
= Pilosocereus gaturianensis F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 81 (1979)
= Pilosocereus mucosiflorus (Buining & Brederoo) F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 84 (1979)
= Pilosocereus piauhyensis subsp. gaturianensis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pilosocereus piauhyensis subsp. mucosiflorus (Buining & Brederoo) P.J.Braun & Esteves; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 134 (1995)
= Pseudopilocereus gaturianensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 140 (1994)
= Pseudopilocereus mucosiflorus Buining & Brederoo; Kakteen And. Sukk. 28(9): 203 (1977)
= Pseudopilocereus piauhyensis (Gürke) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Name: Bahama Dildo, Key Tree Cactus, Robin Tree Cactus
Distribution: St. Helena [I]; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
28 sth 81 HIS
Conservation Status: threatened (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus polygonus Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 539 (1783)
= Cactus royenii L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 467 (1753)
= Cephalocereus monoclonos (DC.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418 (1909)
= Cephalocereus polygonus (Lam.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418 (1909)
= Cephalocereus royenii (L.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 419 (1909)
= Cephalocereus schlumbergeri (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 8: 464 (1920)
= Cereus monoclonos DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 464 (1828)
= Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 466 (1828)
= Cereus royenii (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 7 (1768)
= Pilocereus monoclonos (DC.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 332 (1935)
= Pilocereus plumieri Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilocereus polygonus (Lam.) Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1844 ed.]: 24 (1845)
= Pilocereus royenii (L.) Haw. ex Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 682 (1885)
= Pilocereus schlumbergeri F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 186 (1897)
= Pilosocereus monoclonos (DC.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus polygonus subsp. brevispinus (Hoxey & Gdaniec) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 13): 1 (2022)
= Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
species :
Pilosocereus purpusii (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Name: Viejo
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus purpusii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 56 (1920)
= Pilocereus purpusii (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 333 (1935)
species :
Pilosocereus pusillibaccatus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 58(6): 240 (1986)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Maranhao, Piauí, Tocantins)
84 BRA
Remarks: possibly a syn. of P. parvus
species :
Pilosocereus quadricentralis (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2437 (1960)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus quadricentralis E.Y.Dawson; Occas. Pap. Allan Hancock Found. Publ. Univ. S. Calif. 1: 14 (1948)
species :
Pilosocereus robinii (Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
Distribution: USA (Florida); Bahamas (Andros Isl., Cat Isl., Abaco Isl.); NW-Cuba
78 USA 81 BAH CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus bahamensis Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909)
= Cephalocereus bakeri Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909)
= Cephalocereus deeringii Small; J. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 201 (1917)
= Cephalocereus keyensis Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 416 (1909)
= Cephalocereus robinii (Lem.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 39 (1920)
= Cephalocereus robinii var. keyensis (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: (1969)
= Cereus bahamensis (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23 (1913)
= Cereus bakeri (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23 (1913)
= Cereus keyensis (Britton & Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 23, 26 (1913)
= Cereus robinii (Lem.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126 (1969)
= Cereus robinii var. deeringii (Small) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126 (1969)
= Cereus robinii var. keyensis (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson ex Long & Lakela
= Pilocereus bahamensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 329 (1935)
= Pilocereus deeringii (Small) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 330 (1935)
= Pilocereus keyensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 331 (1935)
= Pilocereus robinii Lem.; Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 74 (1864)
= Pilosocereus bahamensis (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus deeringii (Small) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66 (1957)
= Pilosocereus keyensis (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67 (1957)
= Pilosocereus robinii subsp. keyensis (Britton & Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 5(Suppl. 8): 6 (2020)
= Pilosocereus robinii var. deeringii (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi; Phytologia 71(4): 276 (1991)
species :
Pilosocereus rosae P.J.Braun; Kakteen And. Sukk. 35(8): 181 (1984)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus fulvilanatus subsp. rosae (P.J.Braun) Zappi; Succ. Pl. Res. 3 (Pilosocereus Brazil): 100 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus samanensis Hoxey & Gdaniec; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 93(2): 107 (2021)
Distribution: Dominican Republic
81 HIS
species :
Pilosocereus splendidus F.Ritter; Kakteen Südamerika 1: 69 (1979)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Remarks: correct identity somewhat uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus splendidus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(4): 141 (1994)
species :
Pilosocereus tillianus R.Gruber & Schatzl; Kakteen And. Sukk. 33(8): 164 (1982)
Distribution: Venezuela (Merida)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus lanuginosus subsp. tillianus (R.Gruber & Schatzl) Guiggi; Cactology 2: 13 (2010)
species :
Pilosocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
Name: Cabeca de Velho
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cephalocereus robustus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 52 (1920)
= Cephalocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 110 (1937)
= Cereus ulei (K.Schum.) A.Berger; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 70 (1905)
= Cereus ulei (K.Schum.) Luetzelb.; Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 111 (1926), nom. illeg.
= Pilocereus ulei K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt., Nachtr. 1: 64 (1903)
= Pseudopilocereus ulei (K.Schum.) Buxb.; Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 253 (1968)
species :
Pilosocereus vilaboensis (Diers & Esteves) P.J.Braun; Bradleya 6: 88 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. vilaboensis
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudopilocereus vilaboensis Diers & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(5): 110 (1983)
subspecies :
subsp. pluricostatus N.P.Taylor, Zappi & P.O.Rosa; Bradleya 37: 16 (2019)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
subspecies :
subsp. rizzoanus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) N.P.Taylor & Zappi; Bradleya 37: 16 (2019)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pilosocereus rizzoanus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 64(3): 148 (1992)
species :
Pilosocereus zahrae P.J.Braun; Kakteen And. Sukk. 70(5): 148 (2019)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Conservation Status: highly threatened, almost extinct
species :
Pilosocereus ×occultiflorus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 311 (1999)
Distribution: Brazil (W-Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: Pilosocereus densiareolatus x pachycladus ssp. pachycladus
species :
Pilosocereus ×pseudosuperfloccosus P.J.Braun & Esteves; Kakteen And. Sukk. 60(7): 185 (2009)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Remarks: P. densiareolatus x pachycladus
species :
Pilosocereus ×subsimilis Rizzini & A.Mattos; Revista Brasil. Biol. 46(2): 327 (1986)
Distribution: Brazil (NE-Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: Pilosocereus floccosus ssp. quadricostatus x magnificus
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