Key Tree Cactus (Pilosocereus robinii var. robinii)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cactaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 151926
Lifeform: Tree
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Key Tree Cactus (Pilosocereus robinii var. robinii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Key Tree Cactus can be found in Florida

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

There are three known locations in Monroe County, Florida, two of them in public ownership. Also known to occur in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Rare throughout range and subject to collecting pressures and habitat destruction.

Key Tree Cactus (Pilosocereus robinii var. robinii) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Pilosocereus robinii var. robinii
Authority	(Lem.) Byles & G.D. Rowley
Family	Cactaceae
CPC Number	4236
ITIS	529665
USDA	PIPO4
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Big Pine Tree-Cactus \| Key tree cactus
Associated Scientific Names	Pilosocereus robinii var. robinii \| Cereus robinii \| Pilosocereus robinii \| Cephalocereus keyensis \| Cereus robinii var. keyensis
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Florida	S1

Ecological Relationships

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