As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Cephalocereus macrocephalus
This species name was first published in Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 197. 1897–1899.
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-0000594723.
Synonyms of Cephalocereus macrocephalus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitrocereus ruficeps | Cactaceae 4: 2244. 1960. | — | wfo-0000375329 | |
| Pilocereus ruficeps | in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11(6): 509. 1905. | — | wfo-0000397703 | |
| Pachycereus ruficeps | Cactaceae 2: 75. 1920. | — | wfo-0000398331 | |
| Carnegiea macrocephala | in Calyx 2(3): 109. 1992. | — | wfo-0000588151 | |
| Cereus macrocephalus | in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 62. 1905. | — | wfo-0000597322 | |
| Cereus ruficeps | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 27, 83. 1913. | — | wfo-0000597628 | |
| Neobuxbaumia macrocephala | in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 173. 1952. | — | wfo-0001289049 | |
| Pilocereus macrocephalus | in: Bois, D.G.J.M., Dict. Hort.: 966. 1898. | — | wfo-0001289448 |