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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.

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Synonyms of Cereus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Estevesia P.J.Braun in Kakteen And. Sukk. 60(3): 64. 2009. wfo-4000014058
Mirabella F.Ritter Kakteen Südamerika 1: 108. 1979. wfo-4000024367
Piptanthocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 225. 1909. wfo-4000029820
Praepilosocereus Guiggi in Cactology 2: 18. 2010. wfo-4000031076
Subpilocereus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): 8, 13, 18, 25. 1938. wfo-4000037041
Cirinosum Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 84. 1790. wfo-4000042581

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 unr. Acanthocereus Engelm. – wfo-1200027039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus acromelas Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 84. 1837. — wfo-0000596738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aculeatus C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. — wfo-0001288128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albertinii Fobe in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 175. 1908. — wfo-0001288129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albiflorus K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt., Nachtr. 1: 54. 1903. — wfo-0001288130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albisetosus Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 77. 1819. wfo-0000596755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus albispinus var. major Monv. ex Labour. Monogr. Cactaceae: 341. 1853. — wfo-0000738590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus alex-bragae (P.J.Braun & Esteves) M.Köhler Phytotaxa 641(3): 240 2024 wfo-1000062491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus amblyogonus Don Hort. Brit.: 284. 1839. — wfo-0001288131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus andryanus K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 196. 1897–1899. — wfo-0001288133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus anquiniformis Weing. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 6. 1908. — wfo-0001288134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arachnoides Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 320. 1841. wfo-0000596776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus arcuatus Zucc. in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 2: 680. 1837. wfo-0000596781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus atrovirens C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. — wfo-0001288139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aurantiacus C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 428. 1846. — wfo-0000745174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aureus Salm-Dyck ex DC. Prodr. 3: 465. 1828. wfo-0000596797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus aureus var. pallidior Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. — wfo-0000738593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bajanensis Werckle in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 166. 1905. — wfo-0001288142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus bonariensis Sweet Hort. Brit.: 283. 1839. wfo-0000596839
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brachiatus Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 195. 1850. wfo-0000596842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus brandii Jacques & Hérincq Man. Gén. Pl. 2: 48 1847 wfo-1200068958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus calybeus hort. ex F.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone 9: 197 1841 wfo-1000056156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus candelabrius Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 109. 1837. wfo-0000596885
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus caracore Rol.-Goss. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 58. 1905. — wfo-0001288187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus caudatus Gillies ex Sweet Hort. Brit.: 285. 1839. wfo-0000596902
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cirrhiferus Labour. Monogr. Cactaceae: 311. 1853. wfo-0000596947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus columnaris Loddiges ex Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 61. 1845. — wfo-0001288193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus concinnus Haage in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. — wfo-0001288195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus conformis Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 203. 1850. wfo-0000596979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus coracare Gosselin in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 12: 174. 1902. — wfo-0001288196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus crenoides Engelm. Descr. Cactaceae: 31. 1856. wfo-0000596994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus crenulatus Salm-Dyck Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 6. 1822. wfo-0000596995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus crenulatus var. gracilior Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. — wfo-0000738629
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus crenulatus var. griseus Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 85. 1837. — wfo-0000738630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus crimsonii Pritz. Icones: 246. 1855. wfo-0001288197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cumengii F.A.C.Weber in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 317. 1895. — wfo-0000597002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus cyaneus A.Berger Hort. Mortol.: 69. 1912. wfo-0001288198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus davisii Reiche in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 166. 1904. — wfo-0001288201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus decagonus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 85. 1837. wfo-0000597015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus decorus Loddiges ex Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 62. 1845. — wfo-0001288203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus del-moralii J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 89. 1909. wfo-0000597022
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus delaguna Haage in: Förster, C.F., Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. — wfo-0001288204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus demacaro Haage in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. — wfo-0001288199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus donatii Schelle Handb. Kakteenkult.: 91. 1907. wfo-0000597032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus erectus Karw. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 95. 1837. wfo-0000597058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ericomus Rchb.f. Suppl. Cact. Verz.: 3. 1840. wfo-0000597059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus erinaceus (Haw.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 334. 1840. — wfo-0000597061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus fimbriatus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 95. 1837. wfo-0000597091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus flagelliformis var. mallisonii Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 278. 1843. — wfo-0000738641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus floccosus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 81. 1837. wfo-0000597103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus formosus Monv. in Cat.: . 1834. wfo-0000597106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus fouachianus (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Vaupel in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 25. 1913. — wfo-0000597109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus geminisetus Rchb. Suppl. Cact. Verz.: 3. 1840. wfo-0000597126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus gloriosus Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 80. 1837. wfo-0000597144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus gracilis Haw. in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1827: 126. 1827. wfo-0000597154
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus greggii W.Watson Gard. Chron. III, 1903: t. 93. 1903: t. 93. 1903. wfo-0000597162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hansii Baumann ex Lem. Hort. Universel 25 (-26).1843 wfo-1000043131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hansii Haage in: Förster, C.F., Handb. Cacteenk.: 428. 1846. — wfo-0001288228
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hertrichianus Werderm. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 459. 1935. wfo-0000597187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus herzogianus Backeb. in Kakteen-Freund 2(1): 33. 1933. wfo-0000597188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus heteracanthus Tweedie ex Sweet Hort. Brit.: 284. 1839. wfo-0000597189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hexagonus subsp. gerardi (N.P.Taylor) Guiggi Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 2 2024 wfo-1200096412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus horizontalis Gillies ex Sweet Hort. Brit.: 285. 1839. wfo-0000597202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus horrens Lem. Hort. Universel 6: 60. 1844. wfo-0000597203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus humboldtianus Backeb. in Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 159. 1931. wfo-0000597217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus humilis var. minor Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 115. 1837. — wfo-0000738890
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus huntingtonianus Weing. in Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 4: 165. 1932. wfo-0000597220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus hystrix Sweet Hort. Brit.: 171. 1826. wfo-0000597225
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus ictidurus Greene Hort. Universel 1: 224. 1839. — wfo-0001288238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus incrassatus Link & Otto in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 6: 432. 1830. — wfo-0001288239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus jacquinii Rebut in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. — wfo-0001288241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus josselinaeus D.Gaillard in Rev. Hort. 5: 56. 1841. — wfo-0001288243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus jugatiflorus Werderm. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 456. 1935. wfo-0000597251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus karwinskii Haage in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. — wfo-0001288244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus kreggii K.Schum. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: 149. 1895. wfo-0000597263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus labouretianus Mart. in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 112. 1897. wfo-0001288246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus laetevirens Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 99. 1837. wfo-0000597267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus laetevirens var. caesius C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 400. 1846. — wfo-0000738895
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus langlassei Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 145. 1904. — wfo-0001288248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus leiocarpus Bello in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 276. 1881. wfo-0000597293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus longifolius Karw. ex Sweet Hort. Brit.: 286. 1839. wfo-0001288258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus longipendunculatus C.F.Först. Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. — wfo-0001288259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus lormata C.A.Maass in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 119. 1905. — wfo-0001288260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus macracanthus Linke in Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 239. 1857. — wfo-0001288261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus magnus Haw. in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109. 1830. wfo-0000597328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus malletianus J.F.Cels ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 120. 1897–1899. wfo-0000597329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus martini Dupuis in Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 9: 657. 1860. — wfo-0000597344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus martini Mart. ex Lem. Ill. Hort. 5: 17. 1858. — wfo-0000597343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus matucanensis Backeb. in Desert Pl. Life 5: 3. 1933. wfo-0001289128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus micracanthus DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 115. 1828. wfo-0000597360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus minor Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 49. 1908. — wfo-0001288266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus monoclonus DC. Prodr. 3: 464. 1828. wfo-0000597385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus niger var. gracilior Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. — wfo-0000738909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus nothus J.C.Wendl. in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 143. 1897. — wfo-0001288279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus nyctago A.Berger Kakteen: 127, 338. 1929. wfo-0000597425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus octogonus Otto in Allg. Gartenzeitung 1: 365. 1833. wfo-0000597434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus panoplaeatus Cels ex Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 44. 1850. — wfo-0000597452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus panoploeatus Monv. Hort. Universel 1: 220. 1839. — wfo-0001430367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus paraensis Huber – — wfo-0001287059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cereus paxtonianus hort.Monv. ex F.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone 9: 194 1841 wfo-1200068018