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Pilosocereus millspaughii

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Species of cactus

Pilosocereus millspaughii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pilosocereus
Species: P. millspaughii
Binomial name
Pilosocereus millspaughii
(Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Synonyms

Pilosocereus millspaughii, commonly called the Key Largo tree cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Florida, The Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was first described by Nathaniel Lord Britton in 1909 as Cephalocereus millspaughii. It is now locally extinct in Florida due to sea level rise.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

It is a shrubby to arborescent, branched succulent which can reach heights of up to 7 m (23 ft). The main stem is 20 cm (7.9 in) wide, and the branches are 15 cm (5.9 in) wide.

Generative characteristics

The fragrant, cream-coloured flowers smell like garlic.

References

  1. ^ "Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, archived from the original on 2019-12-30, retrieved 2024-03-03
  2. "Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-03-03
  3. Luscombe, Richard (9 July 2024). "Florida: tree cactus becomes first local species killed off by sea-level rise". The Guardian. Miami, Florida. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  4. Pilocereus millspaughii. (2024, April 8). Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. Retrieved July 10, 2024, from https://levypreserve.org/plant-listings/pilocereus-millspaughii/
  5. Harrison, K. (2024, July 9). Key Largo Tree Cactus Becomes First U.S. Plant Extinction Due to Sea Level Rise. Environment+Energy Leader. Retrieved July 10, 2024, from https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/07/the-first-local-extinction-in-the-u-s-linked-to-sea-level-rise-the-case-of-the-key-largo-tree-cactus/
Taxon identifiers
Pilosocereus millspaughii
Pilocereus millspaughii
Cephalocereus millspaughii


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