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Pilosocereus polygonus

Pilosocereus polygonus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). Like all species in the genus Pilosocereus, it has a shrub- or tree-like growth habit. It has been treated very differently at times. In the narrow circumscription adopted here, it is endemic to Hispaniola, a posit... Pilosocereus polygonus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). Like all species in the genus Pilosocereus, it has a shrub- or tree-like growth habit. It has been treated very differently at times. In the narrow circumscription adopted here, it is endemic to Hispaniola, a posit...

Common name Köznév Bahama dildo
FamilyCsalád Cactaceae
GenusNemzetség Pilosocereus

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Pilosocereus polygonus
Common name Köznév Bahama dildo
FamilyCsalád Cactaceae
GenusNemzetség Pilosocereus

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Bahama dildo
  • Key tree cactus
  • Robin tree cactus

Botanical Garden LocationBotanikus kerti elhelyezkedés

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ToxicityMérgezés

HumansEmberek
unknown ismeretlen
CatsMacskák DogsKutyák
not toxic nem mérgező

AboutLeírás

Pilosocereus polygonus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). Like all species in the genus Pilosocereus, it has a shrub- or tree-like growth habit. It has been treated very differently at times. In the narrow circumscription adopted here, it is endemic to Hispaniola, a position adopted by Britton and Rose in 1920 and endorsed in a 2019 review of the genus in the Caribbean and northern Andes. Treatments in the late 1990s and early 2000s used a much broader circumscription, which included species now recognized as separate, thus giving P. polygonus a much wider distribution. As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted Pilosocereus royenii as a synonym; however it has also been treated as a separate species. Broadly applied English names include dildo cactus, pipe organ cactus, and Royen's tree cactus.

Pilosocereus polygonus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). Like all species in the genus Pilosocereus, it has a shrub- or tree-like growth habit. It has been treated very differently at times. In the narrow circumscription adopted here, it is endemic to Hispaniola, a position adopted by Britton and Rose in 1920 and endorsed in a 2019 review of the genus in the Caribbean and northern Andes. Treatments in the late 1990s and early 2000s used a much broader circumscription, which included species now recognized as separate, thus giving P. polygonus a much wider distribution. As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted Pilosocereus royenii as a synonym; however it has also been treated as a separate species. Broadly applied English names include dildo cactus, pipe organ cactus, and Royen's tree cactus. (English fallback)(angol tartalék)

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Cactus polygonus Lam.
  • Cactus royenii L.
  • Cephalocereus monoclonos (DC.) Britton & Rose