As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Cereus hexagonus
This species name was first published in Gard. Dict.: Cereus No. 1. 1768.
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-0000597191.
Synonyms of Cereus hexagonus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilocereus perlucens | Bras. Säulenkakt.: 112. 1933. | — | wfo-0000397670 | |
| Piptanthocereus lepidotus | in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1934(12): 7. 1934. | — | wfo-0000398148 | |
| Acanthocereus thalassinus | Cacti: 133. 1937. | — | wfo-0000513103 | |
| Cactus hexagonus | Sp. Pl.: 466. 1753. | — | wfo-0000577898 | |
| Cactus hexagonus | Encycl. 1(2): 538. 1785. | — | wfo-0000577899 | |
| Cactus octogonus | Nomencl. Bot. 1: 246. 1840. | — | wfo-0000578053 | |
| Cactus peruvianus | Pl. Hist. Succ.: t. 58. 1800. | — | wfo-0000578095 | |
| Cactus regalis | Syst. Veg. 2: 496. 1825. | — | wfo-0000578169 | |
| Cephalocereus perlucens | Cacti: 144. 1951. | — | wfo-0000594747 | |
| Cereus horridus | in Allg. Gartenzeitung 5: 370. 1837. | — | wfo-0000597207 | |
| Cereus horridus var. alatosquamatus | in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 452. 1935. | — | wfo-0000597208 | |
| Cereus lepidotus | Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 207. 1850. | — | wfo-0000597298 | |
| Cereus longiflorus | in Lloydia 2: 199. 1939. | — | wfo-0000597315 | |
| Cereus northumberlandianus | in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 91. 1841. | — | wfo-0000597422 | |
| Cereus perlucens | in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 173. 1900. | — | wfo-0000597490 | |
| Cereus thalassinus | in Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 34. 1838. | — | wfo-0000597748 | |
| Cereus thalassinus var. quadrangularis | Handb. Cacteenk.: 399. 1846. | — | wfo-0000738747 | |
| Pilosocereus perlucens | in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957. | — | wfo-0001247303 | |
| Cereus perrottetianus | Icon. Cact.: pl. 8. 1841. | — | wfo-0001288287 | |
| Cereus surinamensis | Ephem. Nat. Cur. 3: 394. 1733. | — | wfo-0001288354 |