Pilocereus chrysacanthus

Life-forms

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 chrysacanthus
Name

Pilosocereus chrysacanthus (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 66. 1957.

Synonyms

Cephalocereus chrysacanthus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Cephalocereus chrysacanthus f. cristatus P.V.Heath
Cephalophorus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber) Boom
Cereus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Orcutt
Pilocereus chrysacanthus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references
References

Byles, R.S. & Rowley, G.D. (1957) Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain 19 (3): 66.

Additional references

Guzmán, U., Arias, S. & Dávila, P. (2003) Catálogo de Cactáceas Mexicanas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pilosocereus chrysacanthus 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 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pilosocereus chrysacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 06 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pilosocereus chrysacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 06.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pilosocereus chrysacanthus. 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 06. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pilosocereus chrysacanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
IUCN: Pilosocereus chrysacanthus (F.A.C.Weber) Byles & G.D.Rowley (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
español: Pitayo de abuelito, Viejo