Tree Cactus

(Pilosocereus)

Description

Pilosocereus (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus. Tree cactus is a common name for Pilosocereus species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Caryophyllales

Family:Cactaceae

Genus:Pilosocereus

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