Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Cactaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Pilosocereus (4)
Epithet: catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D. Rowley (1)
catingicola => from the 'caatinga' biome that covers most of the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil