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
| ${ isRankTypeStat ? 'Rank' : 'Status'} | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ◼︎ ${ stat.label } | ${ formatNumber(stat.value) } | ${ percentage(stat.value) }% |
| Total | ${formatNumber(currentTotalValues)} |
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 |
Species in Cereus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ${taxonConcept.hasName.id} | |||
| — — | ${synonym.id} |
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cereus:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereus unranked Acanthocereus | – | wfo-1200027039 | ||
| Cereus acromelas | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 84. 1837. | — | wfo-0000596738 | |
| Cereus aculeatus | Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. | — | wfo-0001288128 | |
| Cereus albertinii | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 175. 1908. | — | wfo-0001288129 | |
| Cereus albiflorus | Gesamtbeschr. Kakt., Nachtr. 1: 54. 1903. | — | wfo-0001288130 | |
| Cereus albisetosus | Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 77. 1819. | wfo-0000596755 | ||
| Cereus albispinus var. major | Monogr. Cactaceae: 341. 1853. | — | wfo-0000738590 | |
| Cereus alex-bragae | Phytotaxa 641(3): 240 2024 | wfo-1000062491 | ||
| Cereus amblyogonus | Hort. Brit.: 284. 1839. | — | wfo-0001288131 | |
| Cereus andryanus | Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 196. 1897–1899. | — | wfo-0001288133 | |
| Cereus anquiniformis | Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 6. 1908. | — | wfo-0001288134 | |
| Cereus arachnoides | in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 320. 1841. | wfo-0000596776 | ||
| Cereus arcuatus | in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 2: 680. 1837. | wfo-0000596781 | ||
| Cereus atrovirens | Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. | — | wfo-0001288139 | |
| Cereus aurantiacus | Handb. Cacteenk.: 428. 1846. | — | wfo-0000745174 | |
| Cereus aureus | Prodr. 3: 465. 1828. | wfo-0000596797 | ||
| Cereus aureus var. pallidior | Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. | — | wfo-0000738593 | |
| Cereus bajanensis | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 166. 1905. | — | wfo-0001288142 | |
| Cereus bonariensis | Hort. Brit.: 283. 1839. | wfo-0000596839 | ||
| Cereus brachiatus | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 195. 1850. | wfo-0000596842 | ||
| Cereus brandii | Man. Gén. Pl. 2: 48 1847 | wfo-1200068958 | ||
| Cereus calybeus | Ann. Fl. Pomone 9: 197 1841 | wfo-1000056156 | ||
| Cereus candelabrius | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 109. 1837. | wfo-0000596885 | ||
| Cereus caracore | in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 58. 1905. | — | wfo-0001288187 | |
| Cereus caudatus | Hort. Brit.: 285. 1839. | wfo-0000596902 | ||
| Cereus cirrhiferus | Monogr. Cactaceae: 311. 1853. | wfo-0000596947 | ||
| Cereus columnaris | Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 61. 1845. | — | wfo-0001288193 | |
| Cereus concinnus | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. | — | wfo-0001288195 | |
| Cereus conformis | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 203. 1850. | wfo-0000596979 | ||
| Cereus coracare | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 12: 174. 1902. | — | wfo-0001288196 | |
| Cereus crenoides | Descr. Cactaceae: 31. 1856. | wfo-0000596994 | ||
| Cereus crenulatus | Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 6. 1822. | wfo-0000596995 | ||
| Cereus crenulatus var. gracilior | Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. | — | wfo-0000738629 | |
| Cereus crenulatus var. griseus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 85. 1837. | — | wfo-0000738630 | |
| Cereus crimsonii | Icones: 246. 1855. | wfo-0001288197 | ||
| Cereus cumengii | in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 317. 1895. | — | wfo-0000597002 | |
| Cereus cyaneus | Hort. Mortol.: 69. 1912. | wfo-0001288198 | ||
| Cereus davisii | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 166. 1904. | — | wfo-0001288201 | |
| Cereus decagonus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 85. 1837. | wfo-0000597015 | ||
| Cereus decorus | Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 62. 1845. | — | wfo-0001288203 | |
| Cereus del-moralii | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 89. 1909. | wfo-0000597022 | ||
| Cereus delaguna | in: Förster, C.F., Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. | — | wfo-0001288204 | |
| Cereus demacaro | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. | — | wfo-0001288199 | |
| Cereus donatii | Handb. Kakteenkult.: 91. 1907. | wfo-0000597032 | ||
| Cereus erectus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 95. 1837. | wfo-0000597058 | ||
| Cereus ericomus | Suppl. Cact. Verz.: 3. 1840. | wfo-0000597059 | ||
| Cereus erinaceus | Nomencl. Bot. 1: 334. 1840. | — | wfo-0000597061 | |
| Cereus eyriesii | Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 59 (1835) | wfo-1200111904 | ||
| Cereus eyriesii | Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 314 (1835) | wfo-1000079869 | ||
| Cereus fimbriatus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 95. 1837. | wfo-0000597091 | ||
| Cereus flagelliformis var. mallisonii | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 278. 1843. | — | wfo-0000738641 | |
| Cereus floccosus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 81. 1837. | wfo-0000597103 | ||
| Cereus formosus | in Cat.: . 1834. | wfo-0000597106 | ||
| Cereus fouachianus | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 25. 1913. | — | wfo-0000597109 | |
| Cereus geminisetus | Suppl. Cact. Verz.: 3. 1840. | wfo-0000597126 | ||
| Cereus gemmatus | Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 60 (1835) | wfo-1000079853 | ||
| Cereus gloriosus | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 80. 1837. | wfo-0000597144 | ||
| Cereus gracilis | in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 1827: 126. 1827. | wfo-0000597154 | ||
| Cereus greggii | Gard. Chron. III, 1903: t. 93. 1903: t. 93. 1903. | wfo-0000597162 | ||
| Cereus hansii | Hort. Universel 25 (-26).1843 | wfo-1000043131 | ||
| Cereus hansii | in: Förster, C.F., Handb. Cacteenk.: 428. 1846. | — | wfo-0001288228 | |
| Cereus hertrichianus | in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 459. 1935. | wfo-0000597187 | ||
| Cereus herzogianus | in Kakteen-Freund 2(1): 33. 1933. | wfo-0000597188 | ||
| Cereus heteracanthus | Hort. Brit.: 284. 1839. | wfo-0000597189 | ||
| Cereus hexagonus subsp. gerardi | Cactology 5(Suppl. 15): 2 2024 | wfo-1200096412 | ||
| Cereus horizontalis | Hort. Brit.: 285. 1839. | wfo-0000597202 | ||
| Cereus horrens | Hort. Universel 6: 60. 1844. | wfo-0000597203 | ||
| Cereus humboldtianus | in Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 159. 1931. | wfo-0000597217 | ||
| Cereus humilis var. minor | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 115. 1837. | — | wfo-0000738890 | |
| Cereus huntingtonianus | in Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 4: 165. 1932. | wfo-0000597220 | ||
| Cereus hystrix | Hort. Brit.: 171. 1826. | wfo-0000597225 | ||
| Cereus ictidurus | Hort. Universel 1: 224. 1839. | — | wfo-0001288238 | |
| Cereus incrassatus | in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 6: 432. 1830. | — | wfo-0001288239 | |
| Cereus jacquinii | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. | — | wfo-0001288241 | |
| Cereus josselinaeus | in Rev. Hort. 5: 56. 1841. | — | wfo-0001288243 | |
| Cereus jugatiflorus | in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 456. 1935. | wfo-0000597251 | ||
| Cereus karwinskii | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 167. 1897. | — | wfo-0001288244 | |
| Cereus kreggii | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: 149. 1895. | wfo-0000597263 | ||
| Cereus labouretianus | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 112. 1897. | wfo-0001288246 | ||
| Cereus laetevirens | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 99. 1837. | wfo-0000597267 | ||
| Cereus laetevirens var. caesius | Handb. Cacteenk.: 400. 1846. | — | wfo-0000738895 | |
| Cereus langlassei | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 145. 1904. | — | wfo-0001288248 | |
| Cereus leiocarpus | in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 276. 1881. | wfo-0000597293 | ||
| Cereus longifolius | Hort. Brit.: 286. 1839. | wfo-0001288258 | ||
| Cereus longipendunculatus | Handb. Cacteenk.: 433. 1846. | — | wfo-0001288259 | |
| Cereus lormata | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 119. 1905. | — | wfo-0001288260 | |
| Cereus macracanthus | in Allg. Gartenzeitung 25: 239. 1857. | — | wfo-0001288261 | |
| Cereus magnus | in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109. 1830. | wfo-0000597328 | ||
| Cereus malletianus | Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 120. 1897–1899. | wfo-0000597329 | ||
| Cereus martini | in Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 9: 657. 1860. | — | wfo-0000597344 | |
| Cereus martini | Ill. Hort. 5: 17. 1858. | — | wfo-0000597343 | |
| Cereus matucanensis | in Desert Pl. Life 5: 3. 1933. | wfo-0001289128 | ||
| Cereus micracanthus | in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 115. 1828. | wfo-0000597360 | ||
| Cereus minor | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 49. 1908. | — | wfo-0001288266 | |
| Cereus monoclonus | Prodr. 3: 464. 1828. | wfo-0000597385 | ||
| Cereus niger var. gracilior | Hort. Dyck.: 63. 1834. | — | wfo-0000738909 | |
| Cereus nothus | in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 143. 1897. | — | wfo-0001288279 | |
| Cereus nyctago | Kakteen: 127, 338. 1929. | wfo-0000597425 | ||
| Cereus octogonus | in Allg. Gartenzeitung 1: 365. 1833. | wfo-0000597434 | ||
| Cereus panoplaeatus | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 44. 1850. | — | wfo-0000597452 |