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December 2023

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genus

Pilosocereus Byles & G.D.Rowley

This genus name was first published in in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66. 1957. Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029708.

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Synonyms of Pilosocereus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pseudopilocereus Buxb. in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 249. 1968. wfo-4000031629

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Pilosocereus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pilosocereus cearensis (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Lodé Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 35(122): 190 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pilosocereus colombianus subsp. tuberculosus (Rauh & Backeb.) Lodé Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 35(122): 190 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200067773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pilosocereus colombianus subsp. tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Lodé Cact.-Advent. Int. [Almeria] 35(122): 190 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200067774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pilosocereus gimnensis Rauh & Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 34. 1957. wfo-0000397770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957. wfo-0000398121