Pilosocereus arrabidae
Pilosocereus arrabidae Figure 1 on Plate VI in The Cactaceae. Volume 2
Pilosocereus arrabidae is a flowering plant in the genus Pilosocereus from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ).
Description
Pilosocereus arrabidae growing shrubby, is usually stemless, branched near the base and reaches heights of growth 1-4 meters. The linear forward slightly curved upward, yellowish green to dark green shoots have diameters from 4.5 to 9.5 centimeters and are only slightly lignified. There are 5 to 8 ribs with oblique transverse furrows present. The areoles, from which hair can arise, stand on clearly distinct humps. The initially translucent spines are brown to grayish. From the best 2-4 central spines is often an ascending and two stand-off. They are 1.5 to 4 inches long. The 7-10 outstretched spines are 2 to 20 millimeters long. A blühfähiger part of the shoots is not pronounced.
The funnel-shaped flowers appear along the shoot length. They are 6-7 cm long and have diameters of 4-5 centimeters. The depressed spherical fruits tear on side, 3 to 5 inches long and contain a magenta flesh.
Systematics, distribution and threat
Pilosocereus arrabidae is widespread in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia at altitudes up to 100 meters. The first description was published as Pilocereus arrabidae 1903 by Charles Lemaire. Ronald Stewart Byles and Gordon Douglas Rowley they put 1957 in the genus Pilosocereus. A synonym is Pseudopilocereus arrabidae ( Lem. ) Buxb.
Pilosocereus arrabidae is on the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as " Near Threatened (NT) ", ie Threatened classified.