Facheiro

(Pilosocereus arrabidae)

galery

Description

Pilosocereus arrabidae is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky shores and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus native to the Neotropics. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species. The commonly cultivated Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn. Pilosocerus azureus) is a blue cactus with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Pilosocereus
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