Pilosocereus zahrae P.J.Braun
, Kakteen And. Sukk. 70(5): 148 (2019).
External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77198827-1
- Publication
- Kakteen und Andere Sukkulenten. Berlin
- Collation
- 70(5): 148
- Date of Publication
- Apr 2019
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Locality
- Southern part of the state of Bahia, northwest of Licinio Almeida, c. 1000m
- Collection Date
- 6 Jun 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype RB
isotype WU 103669
isotype WU 103670
isotype HAL 146712 - Distribution Of Types
- Bahia (Brazil Northeast, Brazil, Southern America)
- Type Remarks
- Collected 7-9-1983, P.J.Braun 405, all material prep. ex cult. 6-6-2018
Remarks
The epithet honours René Zahra (Malta), who recently completed his eighth decade of life and who has had a special interest in Brazilian cacti for decades.