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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
Mirabella F.Ritter Kakteen Südamer. 1: 108. 1979. wfo-4000024367
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 acranthus Vaupel Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(111): 14 1913 wfo-0000596737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alacriportanus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 87 1837 wfo-0000596750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alamosensis Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 406 1896 — wfo-0000596752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alatus (Sw.) DC. Prodr. 3: 470 1828 wfo-0000596753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus amazonicus K.Schum. ex Vaupel Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 283 1913 — wfo-0000596760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus articulatus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 103 1837 wfo-0000596787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus assurgens C.Wright ex Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. 116 1866 wfo-0000596788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus balansae K.Schum. Fl. Bras. 4(2): 210 1890 wfo-0000596809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus blanckii Poselg. Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 134 1853 wfo-0000596836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bonplandii Parm. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 108 1837 wfo-0000596841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 52 1926 wfo-0000596849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus calcaratus A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 458 1902 wfo-0000596869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chende Gosselin Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 506 1905 — wfo-0000596913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus chosicensis Werderm. & Backeb. Neue Kakteen 74 1931 wfo-0000596936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cochal Orcutt W. Amer. Sci. 6: 29 1899 wfo-0000596959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coryne Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. ed. 2: 205 1850 — wfo-0000596989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cumengei F.A.C.Weber Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 137 1896 wfo-0000597001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus diguetii A.A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 319 1895 wfo-0000597028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus dumortieri Scheidw. Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 6(1): 88 1839 wfo-0000597036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ekmanii Werderm. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 235 1931 wfo-0000597048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus emoryi Engelm. Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 14: 338 1852 wfo-0000597052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus eriophorus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 94 1837 wfo-0000597063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus eruca Brandegee Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. II, 2: 163 1889 wfo-0000597066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus estrellensis F.A.C.Weber ex Wercklé Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 25: 167 1915 wfo-0000597069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus euphorbioides Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ. 75 1819 wfo-0000597074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus extensus Salm-Dyck ex DC. Prodr. 3: 469 1828 wfo-0000597077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus farinosus Haage ex Salm-Dyck Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 355 1845 wfo-0000597079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus flaviflorus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 391 1896 wfo-0000597099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus galapagensis A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 5: 312 1899 wfo-0000597122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus gaumeri (Britton & Rose) Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3: 366 1930 wfo-0000597124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus geminatus Otto ex Pfeiff. Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 314 1835 — wfo-0000597125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus geometrizans Mart. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact. 90 1837 wfo-0000597128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus greggii Engelm. Mem. Tour N. Mexico 102 1848 wfo-0000597161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus guelichii Speg. Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires III, 4: 482 1905 wfo-0000597171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus gummosus Engelm. Zoe 2: 20 1891 wfo-0000597174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hollianus F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 411 1896 wfo-0000597198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hyalacanthus K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 101 1897 wfo-0000597221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus irradians Lem. Ill. Hort. 11(Misc.): 74 1864 wfo-0000597239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus kalbreyerianus Wercklé Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 38 1907 wfo-0000597254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus longicaudatus F.A.C.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 384 1904 wfo-0000597313
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus maculatus Weing. Kakteenkunde 1933: 14 1933 wfo-0000597326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus marginatus DC. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 116 1828 wfo-0000597334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus martini Labour. Ann. Soc. Hort. Haute-Garonne 1: 182 1854 wfo-0000597342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus melanostele (Vaupel) A.Berger Kakteen 147, 338 1929 wfo-0000597350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus micranthus Vaupel Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(111): 19 1913 wfo-0000597361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus miravallensis A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 459 1902 wfo-0000597373
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus monacanthus Lem. Hort. Universel 6: 60 1844 wfo-0000597382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus murillii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger Kakteen 117, 338 1929 wfo-0000597398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ocamponis Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. ed. 2: 220 1850 wfo-0000597431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus olfersii Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. 335 1834 wfo-0000597436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus paniculatus (Lam.) DC. Prodr. 3: 466 1828 wfo-0000597451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pectinatus var. centralis Coult. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 3: 386 1896 — wfo-0000597472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pensilis Brandegee Zoe 5: 192 1904 wfo-0000597478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus platygonus Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. ed. 2: 199 1850 — wfo-0000597520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pleiogonus Labour. Monogr. Cact. 317 1853 wfo-0000597522
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus polylophus DC. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 115 1828 wfo-0000597530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pomanensis F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 136 1897 wfo-0000597536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pseudomelanostele Werderm. & Backeb. Neue Kakteen 74 1931 wfo-0000597558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus pugionifer Lem. Cact. Aliq. Nov. 30 1838 wfo-0000597566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus purpusii Weing. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 150 1909 wfo-0000597571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus quadricostatus Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 276 1881 wfo-0000597576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus rhombeus Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck. 341 1834 wfo-0000597600
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus rigidispinus Muehlenpf. Allg. Gartenzeitung 16: 12 1848 — wfo-0000597604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus roezlii F.Haage ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 64 1897 wfo-0000597615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ruficeps (F.A.C.Weber) Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 27 1913 wfo-0000597628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus scheerii Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck. ed. 2: 190 1850 wfo-0000597643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus schenckii J.A.Purpus Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 38 1909 wfo-0000597646
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus sclerocarpus K.Schum. ex B.L.Rob. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 38: 179 1903 wfo-0000597657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus serruliflorus Haw. Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109 1830 wfo-0000597670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus sonorensis K.Schum. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 11: 135 1901 wfo-0000597685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus stenopterus A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 458 1902 wfo-0000597706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus striatus Brandegee Zoe 2: 19 1891 wfo-0000597709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus tephracanthus Link & Otto ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 336 1840 wfo-0000597740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus thouarsii F.A.C.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 5: 312 1899 wfo-0000597751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus thurberi Engelm. Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 17: 234 1854 wfo-0000597752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus tortuosus F.B.Forbes ex Otto & Dietr. Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 35 1838 wfo-0000597761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus treleasei (Rose) Vaupel Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 37 1913 wfo-0000597763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus tunilla F.A.C.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 460 1902 wfo-0000597787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus tweedyanus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. Neue Kakteen 71 1931 wfo-0000597791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus versicolor Werderm. & Backeb. Neue Kakteen 81 1931 wfo-0000597817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus viperinus A.A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 385 1904 wfo-0000597823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus weingartianus Hartm. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 155 1904 wfo-0000597833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus wercklei A.Weber Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 460 1902 wfo-0000597835
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus xanthocarpus K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. Nachtr. 1: 32 1903 wfo-0000597837