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Pilosocereus densiareolatus
Pilosocereus densiareolatus is a species of cactus native to Eastern Brazil.
From the article Pilosocereus densiareolatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pilosocereus densiareolatus is a shrubby cactus growing up to 4–5 m tall. The glaucous to brownish branches are 4–7 cm thick. Each stem has around 18 ribs that are slightly crenate. The brownish areoles are 2-3 mm diameter having white hairs. The aeroles are 2–4 min apart. Each aeroles has 10–12 marginal spines, and 5-8 central spines. A well formed white cephalium is present on mature plants. The tubular flowers are 3.5–4 cm long. The fruit are pale red with white pulp; the seeds are 2 mm long and 1.4 mm wide. The type locality is at Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.
In human culture
The specific epithet "densiareolatus" refers to the plant's dense aeroles
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 442092.