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Accepted Scientific Name: Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 61, fig. 87-91. 1920 Britton & Rose

Pilocereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art
It makes a beautiful individual specimen with hair as fine as the finest spun silk and a lustre which can only be called sheer.
It makes a beautiful individual specimen with hair as fine as the finest spun silk and a lustre which can only be called sheer.
Synonyms:
- Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
- Cactus lanatus Kunth
- Cereus lanatus (Kunth) DC.
- Cleistocactus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber in Rol.-Goss.
- Oreocereus lanatus (Kunth) Britton & Rose ex Rose
- Pilocereus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber in Bois
See all synonyms of Espostoa lanata
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 61, fig. 87-91. 1920
Synonymy: 23
- Espostoa lanata (Kunth) Britton & Rose
- Cactus lanatus Kunth
- Cereus lanatus (Kunth) DC.
- Cleistocactus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber in Rol.-Goss.
- Oreocereus lanatus (Kunth) Britton & Rose ex Rose
- Pilocereus lanatus (Kunth) F.A.C.Weber in Bois
- Espostoa dautwitzii (F.Haage) Borg
- Cephalocereus dautwitzii (F.Haage) Houghton
- Cephalocereus dautwitzii (F.Seitz) Voss
- Cereus dautwitzii (F.Haage) Orcutt
- Pilocereus dautwitzii hort., F.Haage
- Espostoa hylaea F.Ritter
- Espostoa lanata f. cristata hort.
- Espostoa lanata var. floridaensis F.Ritter
- Espostoa lanata var. sericata (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Cereus lanatus subs. sericatus (Backeb.) Werderm.
- Cereus sericatus Backeb.
- Espostoa sericata (Backeb.) J.West
- Espostoa laticornua Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
- Espostoa laticornua var. atroviolacea Rauh & Backeb.
- Espostoa laticornua var. rubens Rauh & Backeb.
- Espostoa procera Rauh & Backeb. in Backeb.
- Espostoa superba F.Ritter
Espostoa lanata subs. lanianuligera (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 15. 2002 [Oct 2002]
Synonymy: 2
- Espostoa lanata subs. lanianuligera (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
- Espostoa lanianuligera F.Ritter
Espostoa lanata subs. roseiflora Madsen & Z.Aguirre
Nordic J. Bot. 23(1): 24 (-26; fig.). 2004
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Espostoa lanata subs. ruficeps (F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 14: 15. 2002 [Oct 2002]
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Pilocereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art

Pilocereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Cactus Art

Pilocereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Pilocereus lanatus (Espostoa lanata) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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