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Cephalocereus palmeri Rose
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418. 1909
Family: CACTACEAE

= Pilosocereus palmeri (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. xix. 67 (1957).

Accepted Scientific Name: Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67. 1957

Cephalocereus palmeri (Pilosocereus palmeri) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Pilosocereus leucocephalus
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 67. 1957
Synonymy: 34 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pilosocereus leucocephalus f. cristata hort.
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Woolly Torch, Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico
RUSSIAN (Русский): Пилозоцереус Палмера
SPANISH (Español): Cabeza de viejo, Tuno, Órgano, Pitayón, Cabeza blanca

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pilosocereus leucocephalus group

  • Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Poselg.) Byles & G.D.Rowley: is a tree-like cactus whose branches are dark greener glaucous and light waxy blue at first and clothed in thick silky wool. Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras
  • Pilosocereus leucocephalus f. cristata hort.: crested form. Garden origin
  • Pilosocereus palmeri (Rose) Byles & G.D.Rowley: is a tree-like cactus with blue ribbed stem tufted in thick silky wool from which emerge short flesh-coloured blooms. Distribution: Mexico.

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Cephalocereus palmeri (Pilosocereus palmeri) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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