Pilosocereus × subsimilis
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Pilosocereus × subsimilis is a natural hybrid species in the genus Pilosocereus from the cactus family(Cactaceae). Your parents are probably Pilosocereus floccosus subsp. quadricostatus and Pilosocereus magnificus .
description
Pilosocereus × subsimilis grows shrubby or tree-like, branches only sparsely above the base, forms a distinct trunk and reaches heights of 2 to 5 meters. The upright, slightly roughened, dark to olive green shoots are slightly glaucous , slightly woody and have a diameter of 7 to 10 centimeters. There are 4 to 7 ribs. The yellowish to brown or red thorns are initially translucent. The 4 to 5 ascending to protruding central spines are 0.7 to 1.5 centimeters long. The 10 to 14 ascending to protruding radial spines are sometimes bent and 6 to 10 millimeters long. The flowering part of the shoots is somewhat to clearly pronounced. The flowering areoles are located on all ribs near the tip and form rings of black, bristle-like thorns up to 3 centimeters in length and white hairs.
The flowers are up to 5 centimeters long and can reach a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters. The depressed spherical fruits contain a magenta colored pulp.
Distribution and systematics
Pilosocereus × subsimilis is common in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . The first description was published in 1986 by Carlos Toledo Rizzini (* 1921) and Armando de Mattos .
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 546 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Revista Brasileira de Biologia . Volume 46, Rio de Janeiro 1986, p. 327.