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Pilosocereus polygonus

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64405ab9f301c709837994
Scientific name Pilosocereus polygonus
Authority (Lam.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
First published in in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Melocactus monoclonos DC. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2(2-5): 122. 1841.
Pilocereus monoclonos (DC.) F.M.Knuth Kaktus-ABC: 332. 1936.
Cactus polygonus Lam. Encycl. 1(1): 539. 1783.
Cephalocereus monoclonos (DC.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418. 1909.
Cephalocereus polygonus (Lam.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418. 1909.
Cephalocereus schlumbergeri (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Urb. Symb. Antill. 8: 464. 1920.
Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC. Prodr. 3: 466. 1828.
Pilosocereus monoclonos (DC.) Byles & G.D.Rowley in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957.
Pilocereus polygonus (Lam.) K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 196. 1897.
Pilocereus schlumbergeri F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 186. 1897.
Pilocereus plumieri Lem. in Rev. Hort. 1862: 427. 1862.
Cereus monoclonos DC. Prodr.: 464. 1828.
Pilosocereus brevispinus Hoxey & Gdaniec
Pilosocereus samanensis Hoxey & Gdaniec

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Language Common/alternative name
English deering's tree cactus
English key tree cactus
Chinese 希克希克（水果）
Chinese 希克希克

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001288919
Tropicos 5102868
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53141-2
IPNI 53141-2
GBIF 5622736
Florida Plant Atlas 2249
USDA Plants PIPO4
Tropicos 5106373
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196732-2
The Plant List tro-5106373
Open Tree Of Life 6034775
NCBI Taxonomy 2020603
IUCN Red List 152020
IPNI 196732-2
iNaturalist 442112
GBIF 3958822
EOL 5175527
USDA GRIN 435220
Wikipedia Pilosocereus_polygonus

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