Pilosocereus lanuginosus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pilosocereus
- Species
- Pilosocereus lanuginosus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1957
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pilosocereus lanuginosus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus lanuginosusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cephalocereus columbianusName author: Britton & Rose
- Cephalocereus lanuginosusName author: (L.) Britton & Rose
- Cereus lanuginosusName author: (L.) Mill.
- Cereus lanuginosusName author: (L.) Haw.
- Cereus pfeifferiName author: Parm. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus royeniiName author: Haw.
- Pilocereus coerulescensName author: Lem.
- Pilocereus consoleiName author: Lem.
- Pilocereus lanuginosusName author: (L.) Rümpler
- Pilocereus lanuginosus var. virensName author: Rümpler
- Pilocereus swartziiName author: K.Schum.
- Pilosocereus coerulescensName author: (Lem.) F.Ritter
- Pilosocereus panchesiorumName author: Xhonneux
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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