Pilosocereus pachycladus

Pilosocereus pachycladus

Pilosocereus pachycladus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pilosocereus
Species: Pilosocereus pachycladus
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. pachycladus – P. p. subsp. pernambucoensis

Name

• Pilosocereus pachycladus F.Ritter, Kakteen Südamerika 1: 70 (-71). 1979.

Synonyms

• Cephalocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Borg
• Pilocereus glaucescens Labour.
• Pilosocereus atroflavispinus F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus azureus F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus cenepequei Rizzini & A.Mattos
• Pilosocereus cyaneus F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
• Pilosocereus hermii P.J.Braun, Esteves & Hofacker
• Pilosocereus oreus F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus schoebelii P.J.Braun
• Pilosocereus superbus F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus superbus var. gacapaensis F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus superbus var. lanosior F.Ritter
• Pilosocereus superbus var. regius F.Ritter
• Pseudopilocereus atroflavispinus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus azureus Buining & Brederoo
• Pseudopilocereus glaucescens (Labour.) Buxb.
• Pseudopilocereus oreus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus pachycladus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus superbus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus superbus var. gacapaensis (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus superbus var. lanosior (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath
• Pseudopilocereus superbus var. regius (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ritter, F. (1979) Kakteen Südamerika 1: 70 (-71).

Additional references

• Verloove, F. & al. (2017). New records of naturalised and invasive cacti (Cactaceae) from Gran Canaria and Tenerife, Canary islands, Spain Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 35: 58-79.
• Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pilosocereus pachycladus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pilosocereus pachycladus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pilosocereus pachycladus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 08.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pilosocereus pachycladus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 08. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

português: Facheiro, Facheiro Azul, Mandacarú de Facho

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