Pilosocereus colombianus
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| Pilosocereus colombianus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. colombianus |
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| Pilosocereus colombianus (Rose) Byles & G.D. Rowley | |
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Pilosocereus colombianus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae) native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was first described in 1909.[1]
Pilosocereus colombianus has bluish to grayish green stems. Its branches are ascending, sometimes strictly upright, and have 6–12 ribs. The areoles have rigid spines up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long that are dark red or brown when fresh. The areoles have silky hairs up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long, in dense tufts on flowering areoles, less dense on non-flowering ones. The flowers are 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) long with purplish outer segments (tepals) and white inner segments. The fruit is purple.[2]