Pilosocereus tillianus
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| Pilosocereus tillianus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. tillianus |
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| Pilosocereus tillianus R.Gruber & Schatzl[1] | |
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Pilosocereus tillianus is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to Venezuela (the state of Mérida).[1] It was first described in 1982.[2]
Pilosocereus tillianus has green to grayish green stems with 11–12 ribs. Its branches are more-or-less upright. The areoles have spines up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. Flowering areoles have flexible spines and silky hairs up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long in dense tufts. Non-flowering areoles have rigid spines and fewer silky hairs. The flower is 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) long with greenish outer segments (tepals) and white inner tepals. The fruit is red.[3]