Pilosocereus catalani
| Pilosocereus catalani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. catalani
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilosocereus catalani (Riccob.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
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| Synonyms | |
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Pilocerus catalani Riccob. | |
Pilosocereus catalani is a species of cactus native to an unknown location.[1]
Description
Pilosocereus catalani is columnar, subarticulated, and has obtuse ribs. The short spines are conical with a tuberous base. Each areole has 6–8 marginal spines that are 5 mm long. The whitish-grey flowers form near the apex. Ovaries are glabrous, elongated, and cylindrical. flowers are unpleasant-smelling, bell-shaped and 10 centimeters longs. The diameter of a fully open bloom is 4–5 cm; the tube is short, slightly furrowed, glabrous, and dark green. On the tube, there are small, sparsely spaced triangular scales at the base. Fruits are red fleshed and 3–4 centimeters long. The publication further mentions that the plant matches up perfectly with a picture of Lophocereus schottii apart from the absence of bistles when mature, possibly indicating that is this plant should not part of the genus Pilosocereus. [2]
Etymology
The specific epithet "catalani" refers to Italian botanist Giuseppe Catalano.[3]
References
- ^ "Pilosocereus catalani (Riccob.) Byles & G.D.Rowley | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ Riccobono, Vincenzo (1921). "Pilocerus Catalani Ricc., nov. spec". Bollettino del R. Orto botanico di Palermo. n. s. 2 (2). Palermo: Stab. tip. Emanuele Priulla: 223–228.
- ^ "Pilosocereus catalani". Dictionary of 🌵 Cactus Names. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-12-14.