Golden fleece

Description

Pachycereus militaris is a species of Magnoliopsida first described by Audot, and given the simplified Asian name by David Richard Hunt. Pachycereus militaris belongs to the genus Pachycereus, and the family Cactaceae. None of these subspecies are listed. Pachycereus is a genus of 9–12 species of large cacti native to Mexico and just into southern Arizona, United States. They form large shrubs or small trees up to 15 m tall, with stout stems up to 1 m in diameter. Pachycereus comes from the ancient Greek (pachys) meaning "thick" and the Latin cereus meaning "torch".