PLANTS Profile for Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's tree cactus)

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Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley
Royen's tree cactus

Symbol:

PIRO6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

PR		N
VI		N

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Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley

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Synonyms:
Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley

	CENO2	Cephalocereus nobilis (Haw.) Britton & Rose
	CERO2	Cephalocereus royenii (L.) Britton & Rose
	CERO5	Cereus royenii (L.) Mill.
	CEST2	Cereus strictus DC.
	PIST4	Pilocereus strictus (DC.) Rümpler
	PINO	Pilosocereus nobilis (Haw.) Byles & Rowley

Distribution:
Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 2 species in Pilosocereus

Classification:
Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Pilosocereus Byles & Rowley – tree cactus
Species	Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley – Royen's tree cactus

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Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & Rowley

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504399.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 07:58 PM CDT