Pilosocereus millspaughii

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Pilosocereus millspaughii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Pilosocereus
Species:	P. millspaughii
Binomial name
*Pilosocereus millspaughii* (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
Cephalocereus millspaughii Britton Cereus millspaughii (Britton) Vaupel Pilocereus millspaughii (Britton) F.M.Knuth Pilosocereus robinii subsp. millspaughii (Britton) Guiggi

Pilosocereus millspaughii, commonly called the Key Largo tree cactus,^{[citation needed]} is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Florida, The Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.^[1] It was first described by Nathaniel Lord Britton in 1909 as Cephalocereus millspaughii.^[2] It is now locally extinct in Florida due to sea level rise.^[3]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

It is a shrubby to arborescent, branched succulent which can reach heights of up to 7 m (23 ft). The main stem is 20 cm (7.9 in) wide, and the branches are 15 cm (5.9 in) wide.^[4]

Generative characteristics

The fragrant, cream-coloured flowers smell like garlic.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, archived from the original on 2019-12-30, retrieved 2024-03-03
^ "Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G.D.Rowley", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-03-03
^ Luscombe, Richard (9 July 2024). "Florida: tree cactus becomes first local species killed off by sea-level rise". The Guardian. Miami, Florida. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
^ Pilocereus millspaughii. (2024, April 8). Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. Retrieved July 10, 2024, from https://levypreserve.org/plant-listings/pilocereus-millspaughii/
^ Harrison, K. (2024, July 9). Key Largo Tree Cactus Becomes First U.S. Plant Extinction Due to Sea Level Rise. Environment+Energy Leader. Retrieved July 10, 2024, from https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/07/the-first-local-extinction-in-the-u-s-linked-to-sea-level-rise-the-case-of-the-key-largo-tree-cactus/

Taxon identifiers
Pilosocereus millspaughii	Wikidata: Q15317948 Wikispecies: Pilosocereus millspaughii CoL: 8LFV6 GBIF: 3959123 GRIN: 310465 iNaturalist: 925098 IPNI: 196712-2 ITIS: 911968 NCBI: 2920872 Plant List: tro-5106602 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196712-2 Tropicos: 5106602 WFO: wfo-0001289058
Pilocereus millspaughii	Wikidata: Q109407406 CoL: 8LGF5 GBIF: 3960787 IPNI: 196594-2 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196594-2 WFO: wfo-0001289057
Cephalocereus millspaughii	Wikidata: Q38604964 CoL: 8L3FB GBIF: 3957790 GRIN: 9875 IPNI: 52171-2 ITIS: 910053 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52171-2 Tropicos: 5100218 WFO: wfo-0000594730

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