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Pilosocereus curtisii
Pilosocereus curtisii is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae) found in the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands.
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Description
Pilosocereus curtisii has green stems, sometimes slightly glaucous, with 7–12 ribs. Its branches are often strictly upright. The areoles have spines up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. Flowering areoles have dense tufts of silky hairs up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. Non-flowering areoles have few or no such hairs. The flower is 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in). The outer segments (tepals) are pinkish to light green, sometimes slightly glaucous. The inner segments are white to pink. The fruit is red.
Range & habitat
Pilosocereus curtisii is native to Anegada in the British Virgin Islands (in the north of the Leeward Islands) and to the Lesser Antilles when this is defined as the part of the Leeward and Windward Islands running from Sombrero south to Grenada.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 925096.