Pilosocereus lanuginosus

Pilosocereus lanuginosus
In Arikok National Park, Aruba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species:
P. lanuginosus
Binomial name
Pilosocereus lanuginosus
(L.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
List
  • Cactus lanuginosus var. aureus Colla
  • Cactus lanuginosus L.
  • Cephalocereus lanuginosus (L.) Britton & Rose
  • Cereus lanuginosus var. aureus Pfeiff.
  • Cereus lanuginosus var. glaucescens Pfeiff.
  • Cereus lanuginosus (L.) Haw., nom. illeg.
  • Cereus royenii Haw., nom. illeg.
  • Pilocereus backebergii Weing.
  • Pilocereus colombianus Backeb.
  • Pilocereus consolei Lem.
  • Pilocereus lanuginosus var. virens Rümpler
  • Pilocereus lanuginosus (L.) Rümpler
  • Pilocereus swartzii K.Schum.
  • Pilosocereus panchesiorum Xhonneux

Pilosocereus lanuginosus is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Cactus lanuginosus.