Pilosocereus colombianus

Pilosocereus colombianus
Pilosocereus colombianus

Taxonavigation edit

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
Species: Pilosocereus colombianus

Name edit

Pilosocereus colombianus (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley, 1957

    • Type: Lectotype: Colombia. Cauca, Venticas del Dugua [Dagua], 22 February 1906, Pittier 120 (US00026894, isolectotype [photos], NY00120566)

Synonyms edit

  • Pilocereus colombianus Backeb.; Möllers Deutsch. Gärtner-Zeit., 45: 81, 82 (1930)
  • Cephalocereus colombianus Britton & Rose; Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 416 (1909)
  • Cereus colombianus (Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk., 23: 23, 25 (1913)
  • Pilosocereus lanuginosus subsp. colombianus (Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 2: 12 (2010)
  • Pilosocereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. & Succ. Journ. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
  • Pilocereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Blätter Kakteenforsch., Pt. 8, p. 3 (1934), nomen, Backeb. in Backeb. &F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 334 (1935)
  • Cereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Werderm.; Backeb. Neue Kakteen, 71 (1931)
  • Cephalocereus tweedyanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae, 2: 54 (1920)
  • Pilosocereus tuberculosus Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 34 (1957)
  • Pilosocereus gironensis Rauh & Backeb.; Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 34 (1957)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Colombia (Valle del Cauca); Ecuador; Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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