Cereus lepidotus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cereus |
| Species: | C. lepidotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cereus lepidotus Salm-Dyck
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Cereus lepidotus (syn. Piptanthocereus lepidotus) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cereus. This species is native to the seasonally dry area of Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia.[1]
Description
Cereus lepidotus is an arborescent, poorly known species of cacti. It is possibly synonymous with Cereus repandus.
Salm-Dyck says, "caule elato robustissimo glaucescenti-læteviride serius indumento lepidoto obducto", "stem high, very robust, somewhat glaucous to bright green, later covered with a scaly indumentum"[2]
Taxonomy
Cereus lepidotus was first described by Salm-Dyck in 1850. The epithet lepidotus refers to the scaly indumentum on the older stems of this plant.[2]
References
- ^ "Cereus Lepidotus". Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ a b "Cereus Lepidotus". Retrieved 2025-04-21.