Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pilosocereus pachycladus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pilosocereus pachycladus is a spiny, succulent, usually tree-like cactus with erect, cylindrical stems; it can grow 2 - 10 metres or more tall[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Pilosocereus pachycladus is a wide ranging and abundant species that also occurs within protected areas, and any threats are only localised. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil Bahia, Minas Gerais, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas)

HabitatDry forest and coastal forest, growing on quartzitic outcrops and amongst scrub, and locally co-dominant with other woody vegetation, on stony ground and in sandy or rocky substrates[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ] ; at elevations from 50 - 1,550 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].