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Cereus Mill.

This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr.: [308]. 1754.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000007414.

Synonyms of Cereus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Piptanthocereus (A. Berger) Riccob. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 8: 225. 1909. — wfo-4000029820
Subpilocereus Backeb. Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): [22]. 1938. — wfo-4000037041

Species in Cereus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cereus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aboriginum (Small) Little Amer. Midl. Naturalist wfo-0000596728
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus acanthosphaera Weing. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ackermannii Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus acranthus Vaupel Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000596737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aculeatus C.F. Först. Handb. Cacteenk. — wfo-0001288128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus acutangulus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact wfo-0000596739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aggregatus Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. — wfo-0000596749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alacriportanus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alacriportanus var. bageanus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun Bradleya wfo-0000596751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alamosensis Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. — wfo-0000596752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alatus (Sw.) DC. Prodr. wfo-0000596753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albertinii Fobe Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albiflorus K. Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albisetosus Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ. wfo-0000596755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albispinus Salm-Dyck Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. wfo-0000596757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alensis (Weber) Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus amazonicus K.Schum. ex Vaupel Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin — wfo-0000596760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ambiguus (Bonpl.) DC. Prodr. wfo-0000596761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus amblyogonus Don Hort. Brit. (ed. 3) wfo-0001288131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus andryanus K. Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus angulosus Stieber ex Schumann Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288135
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus anisacanthus DC. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. wfo-0000596766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. — wfo-0000596771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus anomalus K. Schum. Keys Monogr. Cact. — wfo-0001288136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus anquiniformis Weing. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aquicaulensis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arachnoides Lawr. Gard. Mag. (London) wfo-0000596776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arcuatus Zucc. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. wfo-0000596781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arendtii Hildm. & Mathes. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arequipensis Meyen Observ. Bot. wfo-0000596783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus argentinensis Britton & Rose Cact. wfo-0000596784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus armatus Otto ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arrabidae Steud. Nomencl. Bot. wfo-0000596786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arrigens Monv. ex Labour. Monogr. Cact. — wfo-0001288138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus articulatus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus assurgens C.Wright ex Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. wfo-0000596788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus atropurpureus Hocay. Cactencult. — wfo-0000596791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus atrovirens C.F. Först. Handb. Cacteenk. — wfo-0001288139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aurantiacus C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk. — wfo-0000745174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus auratus Labour. Rev. Hort. wfo-0000596793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aureus Salm-Dyck ex DC. Prodr. wfo-0000596797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aurora Rydb. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus babosus F.A.C. Weber Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. wfo-0001287427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus baccifer Hook. Bot. Mag. — wfo-0001288141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bahamensis (Britton) Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Estud. Bot. Nordéste wfo-0000596807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bajanensis Werckle Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus balansae K.Schum. Fl. Bras. wfo-0000596809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus barbatus J.C.Wendl. ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. wfo-0000596813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bavosus A.Weber ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0000596817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus beckmannii Weing. Kakteenkunde wfo-0000596820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus belieuli K. Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus beneckei Ehrenb. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000596821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus beneckei var. farinosus (Haage ex Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. — wfo-0000596824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus beysiegelii Weing. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bifrons Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ. wfo-0000596832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bigelovii Engelm. Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. wfo-0000596833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus biolleyi A.A.Weber ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. wfo-0000596835
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus blanckii Poselg. Allg. Gartenzeitung wfo-0000596836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bolivianus F.A.C. Weber Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bonariensis Sweet Hort. Brit. wfo-0000596839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bonplandii Parm. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brachiatus Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. — wfo-0000596842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Estud. Bot. Nordéste wfo-0000596849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus breviflorus K. Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brevispinulus Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. wfo-0000596851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brevispinus A.Berger Kakteen wfo-0000596852
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brookii (Britton) Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus calcaratus A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) wfo-0000596869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus callicoche Galeotti ex Scheidw. Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles wfo-0000596879
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus caracore Gosselin Bull. Soc. Bot. France — wfo-0001288187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cartwrightianus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. Neue Kakteen wfo-0000596898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus catamarcensis F.A.C. Weber Dict. Hort. wfo-0001288188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus catingicola Gürke Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cauchinii Rebut Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cavendishii Monv. ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. — wfo-0000596904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus celsianus (Cels) Orcutt W. Amer. Sci. wfo-0000596905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chacoanus Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. wfo-0000596908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chalybaeus C.F.Först. Handb. Cakteenk. — wfo-0000596912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chende Gosselin Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) — wfo-0000596913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chichipe Gosselin Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) — wfo-0000596914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chilensis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. — wfo-0000596916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chosicensis Werderm. & Backeb. Neue Kakteen wfo-0000596936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cirrhifer Labour. Monogr. Cact. — wfo-0001288190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cirrhiferus Labour. Monogr. Cact. wfo-0000596947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus clavarioides Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coccineus DC. Prodr. wfo-0000596952
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coccineus Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. & Otto Abbild. Beschr. Cact. wfo-0000596953
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cochal Orcutt W. Amer. Sci. wfo-0000596959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coeruleus Lem. Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. — wfo-0001288191
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus columna-trajani Karw. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus columnaris Loddiges ex Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. wfo-0001288193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus colvillii Rumpler Handb. Cacteenk. (ed. 2) — wfo-0001288194
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus colvillii Sweet Hort. Brit. — wfo-0000596973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cometes Scheidw. Allg. Gartenzeitung wfo-0000596975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus concinnus Haage Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. — wfo-0001288195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus conformis Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. — wfo-0000596979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus conicus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. wfo-0000596981
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coracare Gosselin Monatsschr. Kakteenk. — wfo-0001288196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coryne C.F.Först. Handb. Cakteenk. — wfo-0000596988