Pilosocereus albisummus is a species of Pilosocereus found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Pilosocereus |
| Species: | P. albisummus
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| Pilosocereus albisummus P.J. Braun & Esteves Pereira 1987
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Description edit
Pilosocereus albisummus is a shrub or tree-like cactus with a defined trunk and upright, gray-green shoots that can grow up to 8.5 centimeters in diameter and reach a height of 2.8 meters with 6 to 12 ribs and light yellow or reddish thorns that turn gray or black. The 3 to 7 central spines are 5 to 10 millimeters long and can curve inwards, while the 11 to 13 radial spines are 5 to 7 millimeters long when spread out. The flowering part of the shoots is distinctive, with grayish to brownish hairs up to 2.2 centimeters long and thorns up to 4.1 centimeters long on the flowering areoles.
The flowers of Pilosocereus albisummus are silver-white to slightly purple, measuring up to 4.3 centimeters long and 3.5 centimeters in diameter. Its spherical fruits are depressed, up to 2.5 centimeters long, and open with a side slit, containing magenta-colored flesh.[2]
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Distribution edit
Pilosocereus albisummus is distributed in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[3]
Taxonomy edit
The plant was first described in 1987 by Pierre Josef Braun and Eddie Esteves Pereira. The specific epithet albisummus means 'with white tips'. A nomenclature synonym is Pilosocereus pachycladus subsp. albisummus (P.J.Braun & Esteves) Guiggi (2020).
References edit
- ^ "Pilosocereus albisummus". Tropicos. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 535. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Pilosocereus albisummus P.J.Braun & Esteves". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
External links edit
Media related to Pilosocereus albisummus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pilosocereus albisummus at Wikispecies
