Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D. Rowley [ Cactus polygonus Lam.]
Plumier, C., Burmann, J., Plantarum americanarum (1755-1760)
Pl. Amer.

(1755-1760)
t. 196
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Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D. Rowley


binominal name:
Cactus polygonus Lam.
name recognized:
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G.D. Rowley
name recognized (basionym):

cited non-linnean names:
Cactus erectus ramosus undecim-angularis Burm.
Cactus erectus ramosus undecim-angularis spinosissimus Burm.
Opuntia arbor excelsa cereiformis flore albo Plum.

family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cacteae
epithet: polygonus,-a,-um

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homotypic synonyms:
Cactus polygonus Lam.; Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC.; Pilocereus polygonus (Lam.) Schumann;
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