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December 2023

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Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

This species name was first published in in J. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 188. 1908.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species 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-0000588147.

Synonyms of Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carnegiea gigantea f. cristata P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 108. 1992. wfo-0000588149
Cereus giganteus Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2 14: 335-337. 1852. wfo-0000597133
Pilocereus giganteus (Engelm.) Rümpler Handb. Cacteenk.: 662. 1885. wfo-0001289474