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 Guyana. Its natural habitat is seasonally dry slopes.[2] It is known from only one collection made in 1938

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.
  • Data related to Pilosocereus kanukuensis at Wikispecies