Pilosocereus eddie-estevesii

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Pilosocereus eddie-estevesii is a columnar cactus from rocky areas in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. It often branches at the base, and its stems are grayish-green with 11–14 ribs. The dense areoles are 1.5–3.8 mm wide, and mature stems have a white woolly patch at the tip called a pseudocephalium. When the plant is ready to flower, the areoles show fluffy white wool up to 1.5 cm long. Each areole has 7–11 radial spines and 1–4 central spines, all golden in color. Flowering begins once the stems reach about 40 cm in height. The flowers are funnel-shaped and pink, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. The outer bracts are pink and fleshy, while the inner perianth segments are white with pink. The nectar chamber is mostly closed at the top, and the white style is about 4.3 cm long. The fruit is a spherical berry up to 3 cm in diameter with pinkish-red pulp, and the seeds are black and about 1.8–2.1 mm long. It was first described in 2017 as Pierrebraunia eddie-estevesii and later placed in Pilosocereus; the name honors Brazilian botanist Eddie Esteves Pereira.