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Scientific Name: Pilosocereus gounellei (F.A.C. Weber) Byles & G.D. Rowley
Synonym: Cephalocereus gounellei, Cereus gounellei, Pilocereus gounellei, Pilocereus setosus, Pilosocereus braunii, Pilosocereus superfloccosus, Pseudopilocereus gounellei, Pseudopilocereus superfloccosus
Family: Cactaceae
Pilosocereus gounellei
Origin: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia)
Growth Habits: Tree cactus, up to 14 feet tall (4 m)
Pilosocereus superfloccosus
The second picture is of a cactus sold in nurseries as Pilosocereus superfloccosus.
An antique picture, as Cephalocereus gounellei, in Britton and Rose's The Cactaceae
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