Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Pilosocereus

Characteristics

An erect cactus. The columns are 3-5 m tall and 5-8 cm across. The fruit are round and 3.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses eating food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pilosocereus leucocephalus unspecified picture

Distribution

Pilosocereus leucocephalus world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico

Conservation status

Pilosocereus leucocephalus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001289437
COL ID 4HVF9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pilocereus flavicomus Pilocereus maxonii Cephalocereus leucocephalus Cephalocereus palmeri Cephalocereus tehuacanus Cephalophorus palmeri Cereus cometes Cereus houlletii Pilosocereus maxonii Pilocereus cometes Cephalocereus cometes Cephalocereus maxonii Cereus jubatus Cereus maxonii Cereus tehuacanus Cereus victoriensis Cephalocereus leucocephalus f. cristatus Cephalocereus palmeri f. cristatus Pilocereus leucocephalus Cereus foersteri Pilocereus maxonii Pilosocereus leucocephalus Pilocereus jubatus Pilosocereus cometes Pilocereus foersteri Pilosocereus tehuacanus Cereus houlletii Pilocereus palmeri Pilosocereus palmeri Pilocereus sartorianus Pilosocereus sartorianus Pilocereus tehuacanus Cereus flavicomus Cereus sartorianus Cephalocereus palmeri var. sartorianus Cephalocereus sartorianus Cephalocereus leucocephalus var. actopanensis Pilocereus marschalleckianus var. picta Pilosocereus leucocephalus subsp. palmeri Pilosocereus palmeri var. victoriensis Pilosocereus palmeri var. sartorianus