Herbarium Specimen Details

Pilosocereus polygonus
Family Name Cactaceae
Currently Accepted Name Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G. D. Rowley - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Determination History
Cephalocereus polygonus (Lam.) Britton & Rose
Locality Dominican Republic. La Romana Prov. 1.2 km E of La Romana on main highway, then 8.2 km N of paved road. 18° 25' 37" N 68° 58' 19" W
Habitat Low, dry forest.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda, M.E. Ragan, D.D. Dodd
Collection Date 19 Aug 1982
Accession Number 167361
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Pilosocereus millspaughii
Family Name Cactaceae
Currently Accepted Name Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G. D. Rowley - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jul 2023
Determination History
Pilosocereus bahamensis (Britton) Byles & G. D. Rowley
Pilosocereus polygonus (Lam.) Byles & G. D. Rowley - Determined By: A. R. Franck, 25-Mar-2016
Locality Florida, Monroe Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Description Large clonal, multi-stemmed plant, over 7 m tall, mostly green, rarely with glaucous areas; young spines yellow turning whitish brown (tan); flowers 6 cm long with long hairs at base; perianth segments acute; styles slightly exserted.
Habitat Low hammock ridge in the middle of mangrove swamp; with Eugenia foetida, Pithecellobium keyense, Krugiodendron ferreum, Morinda royoc, Coccoloba diversifolia, Zanthoxylum fagara, Capparis flexuosa, Sideroxylon celastrinum.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. A. Bradley
with R. Hammer, J. Duquesnel
Collection Date 06 Apr 2002
Accession Number 272460
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