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Encyclopedia Britannica



PILOCEREUS

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 926 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PIG-POL
PILOCEREUS , the old man
cactus
 , forms a small genus with tallish erect, fleshy, angulate stems, on which, with the tufts of spines, are developed
hair
 -like bodies, which, though rather coarse,
bear
  some resemblance to the hoary locks of an old man. The
plants
  are nearly allied to Cereus, differing chiefly in the floriferous portion developing these longer and more attenuated
hair
 -like spines, which surround the base of the
flowers
  and form a dense woolly head or cephalium. The most
familiar
  species is P. senilis, a Mexican plant, which though seldom seen more than a foot or two in height in greenhouses, reaches from 20 ft. to 30 ft. in its native country.
EcHINorsls is another small group of species, separated by some authors from Cereus. They are dwarf, ribbed, globose or cylindrical
plants
 ; and the
flowers
 , which are produced from the side instead of the
apex
  of the
stem
 , are large, and in some cases very beautiful, being remarkable for the length of the tube, which is more or less covered with bristly hairs. They are natives of Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.


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