Cactaceae
Deering's tree cactus
Pilosocereus polygonus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pilosocereus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 希克希克, 希克希克（水果）
- English
- Deering's tree cactus, Key tree cactus
Synonyms
- Cactus polygonus Lam.
- Cephalocereus monoclonos (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Cephalocereus polygonus (Lam.) Britton & Rose
- Cephalocereus schlumbergeri (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Urb.
- Cereus monoclonos DC.
- Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC.
- Melocactus monoclonos DC. ex Steud.
- Pilocereus monoclonos (DC.) F.M.Knuth
- Pilocereus plumieri Lem.
- Pilocereus polygonus (Lam.) K.Schum.
- Pilocereus schlumbergeri F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
- Pilosocereus brevispinus Hoxey & Gdaniec
- Pilosocereus monoclonos (DC.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
- Pilosocereus samanensis Hoxey & Gdaniec
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: The_Cactaceae_Vol_II,_plate_IV_filtered.jpg : Mary Emily Eaton, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cactus Island Nursery, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.