- Pilosocereus
Taxobox
name = "Pilosocereus"
image_width = 180px
image_caption = "Pilosocereus azureus "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Cactaceae
subfamilia =Cactoideae
tribus =Cereeae
genus = "Pilosocereus"
genus_authority =Byles &G.D.Rowley
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "Pilosocereus catingicola ""Pilosocereus fulvilanatus ""Pilosocereus glaucescens ""Pilosocereus lanuginosus "etc."Pilosocereus" (from
Latin , "hairy cereus") is agenus ofcactus ."Pilosocereus pachycladus"(="Pilosocerus azureus") is a beautiful cactus with a light blue color, with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.This specific cactus needs only little amouts of water. In the summer time it needs to be watered only once a week, and in the winter only once a month.If you are keeping the plant inside remember to give it lots of sunlight and less water.
ynonymy
The 2 genera "Pilocereus"
K.Schum. and "Pseudopilocereus"Buxb. are synonyms of this genus.
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