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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Acanthocereus (Engelm. ex A.Berger) Britton & Rose

This genus name was first published in in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432. 1909.

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-4000000104.

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Synonyms of Acanthocereus

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Cereus subsect. Acanthocereus	Engelm. ex A.Berger	in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 77. 1905.	—	wfo-3000003217
Peniocereus subgen. Pseudoacanthocereus	Sánchez-Mej.	in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 38. 1974.	—	wfo-3500004022

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Acanthocereus:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Acanthocereus guatemalensis	W.T.Marshall	–	—	wfo-0001288603
Acanthocereus lempirensis	H.Vega, Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.	Acta Bot. Mex. 130(e2233): 2 2023		wfo-1000055515