Pilocereus colombianus

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Pilocereus colombianus (Rose) Backeb.
Möller's deutsche gärtner-zeitung 45: 82. 1930 Backeb. & Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 330. 1935
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. xix. 67 (1957)

Synonyms:

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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pilosocereus lanuginosus group

Pilosocereus lanuginosus (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley: (subsp. lanuginosus) Spines 8-12, differentiated into radials and centrals, rigid; flowers 5-6 cm long.
Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. colombianus (Rose) Guiggi: spines 10-25, blackish, acicular to subulate, Flowers pinkish-white, fruits pulp red. Distribution:
Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. moritzianus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi: Stem dark green, spines 6-12, subulate, brownish.
Pilosocereus lanuginosus subs. tillianus (R.Gruber & Schatzl) Guiggi: Spines 20-25, not differentiated into radials and centrals, flexible, flowers 3-3.5 cm long. Distribution: Lagunillas, Merida state, Venezuela.

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