As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Cereus
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.
Statistics
Synonyms of Cereus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estevesia | in Kakteen And. Sukk. 60(3): 64. 2009. | wfo-4000014058 | ||
| Mirabella | Kakteen Südamerika 1:108 (1979) | wfo-4000024367 | ||
| Piptanthocereus | in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 225. 1909. | wfo-4000029820 | ||
| Praepilosocereus | in Cactology 2: 18. 2010. | wfo-4000031076 | ||
| Subpilocereus | Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): [18; 8, 13, 25] (1938) | wfo-4000037041 | ||
| Cirinosum | Elem. Bot. 2: 84. 1790. | wfo-4000042581 |
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