Nomenclature: wfo-0000597191
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Cereus hexagonus Gard. Dict.: Cereus No. 1. 1768.
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000101584: Smith, A.C. [3387] Guyana Link to Type provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- person : Philip Miller (1691-1771) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Mill.' in the authors string.
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-2711937
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: kew-2711937
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Cereus > Cereus hexagonus
Synonyms
- Pilocereus perlucens
- Piptanthocereus lepidotus
- Acanthocereus thalassinus
- Cactus hexagonus
- Cactus hexagonus
- Cactus octogonus
- Cactus peruvianus
- Cactus regalis
- Cephalocereus perlucens
- Cereus horridus
- Cereus horridus var. alatosquamatus
- Cereus lepidotus
- Cereus longiflorus
- Cereus northumberlandianus
- Cereus perlucens
- Cereus thalassinus
- Cereus thalassinus var. quadrangularis
- Pilosocereus perlucens
- Cereus perrottetianus
- Cereus surinamensis
Taxonomic References
- database : Caryophyllales Network record for Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill. Classification update Dec 2024
Treatment References
- database : Caryophyllales Network record for Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill. Classification update Dec 2024