Biology:Pilosocereus alensis

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Short description: Species of cactus

Pilosocereus alensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species:
P. alensis
Binomial name
Pilosocereus alensis
(F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms
  • Pilocereus alensis Cephalocereus alensis
  • (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose (Backeb.) Buxb.
  • F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss. Pilocereus guerreronis
  • Cereus alensis Backeb.
  • Cephalocereus guerreronis (Weber) Vaupel
  • (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley Pilosocereus guerreronis

Pilosocereus alensis, the Sonoran old man cactus, is a species of cactus native to Western Mexico, from Sonora south to Jalisco.[1] The hairs protect the flower buds. Flowers open at night in June and give off the odor of ammonia, attracting bats for pollination. The juicy fruit is tasty.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pilosocereus alensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Byles & G.D.Rowley". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196661-2. 
  2. ↑ "Alamos Succs; Pilosocereus alensis". https://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/alamos_succs_pilale.php. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2095119 entry




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