Pilosocereus arrabidae — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Pilosocereus

At a glance

Occurrence records355

Data sources6

Biological traits14

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Pilosocereus arrabidae's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility355 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF355 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

01Narrative

Pilosocereus arrabidae is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky shores and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height2 m

Plant height max4 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Habitat GIFTRestinga, Vegetação Sobre Afloramentos Rochosos

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Pilosocereus arrabidae has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type355 records

Wild obs. + sensor239

Museum / vouchered116

Origin

Native48

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 140 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 239

239 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor239

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 114 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence116

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 22 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
UFESlocation not on record	25
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record	17
JBRJlocation not on record	13
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record	12
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record	12
Fortaleza, BR	9
Bronx, US	4
UFSCarlocation not on record	4
INMAlocation not on record	3
Santa Teresa, BR	3
UFRRJlocation not on record	2
Phoenix, US	2
Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record	1
UFBAlocation not on record	1
Seropédica, BR	1
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record	1
Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record	1
USP-IBlocation not on record	1
IPA/SPlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
UERJlocation not on record	1
UNICAMPlocation not on record	1

22 institutions · 116 of 116 vouchered records shown