Pilosocereus

Taxobox
name = "Pilosocereus"

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image_width = 180px
image_caption = "Pilosocereus azureus"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Cactaceae
subfamilia = Cactoideae
tribus = Cereeae
genus = "Pilosocereus"
genus_authority = Byles & G.D.Rowley
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Pilosocereus catingicola""Pilosocereus fulvilanatus""Pilosocereus glaucescens""Pilosocereus lanuginosus"etc.

"Pilosocereus" (from Latin, "hairy cereus") is a genus of cactus."Pilosocereus pachycladus"(="Pilosocerus azureus") is a beautiful cactus with a light blue color, with hairy areoles that emit golden spines.

This specific cactus needs only little amouts of water. In the summer time it needs to be watered only once a week, and in the winter only once a month.If you are keeping the plant inside remember to give it lots of sunlight and less water.

ynonymy

The 2 genera "Pilocereus" K.Schum. and "Pseudopilocereus" Buxb. are synonyms of this genus.