Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2512)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2411)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2042)
Order: Caryophyllales (101)
Family: Cactaceae (17) (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