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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1798; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6212 Genus Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 253 (1909)
Distribution: Mexico, C-America, Venezuela, Colombia, West Indies
Species listed in database: 24
= Glandulicereus Guiggi; Cactology 3: 6 (2012)
= Griseocactus Guiggi; Cactology 3 (Suppl.): 1 (2012)
= Griseocereus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 1 (1998)
= Griseocereus Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012), nom. illeg., homonym
= Hertrichocereus Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 153 (1950)
= Isolatocereus (Backeb.) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1941: 76 (1942)
= Machaerocereus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 114 (1920)
= Marshallocereus Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 154 (1950)
= Neogriseocereus Guiggi; Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 1 (2013)
= Neolemaireocereus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. Pt. 2, 76 (1941 publ. 1942)
= Nigellicereus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(1): 1 (1998)
= Rathbunia Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 414 (1909), nom. rej.
= Ritterocereus Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1941: 76 (1942)
= xRittellicereus P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 1 (1998)
species :
Stenocereus alamosensis (J.M.Coult.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1006 (1978 publ. 1979)
Name: Cina, Nacido, Octopus Cactus, Sina, Tasajo
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus alamosensis J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 406 (1896)
= Cereus pseudosonorensis Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 147, 173 (1910)
= Cereus sonorensis K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 11: 135 (1901)
= Rathbunia alamosensis (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909)
= Rathbunia alamosensis f. cristata P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Rathbunia alamosensis var. sonorensis (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Rathbunia neosonorensis Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2127 (1960)
= Rathbunia pseudosonorensis (Gürke) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 133 (1929)
= Rathbunia sonorensis (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909)
= Stenocereus alamosensis f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
= Stenocereus alamosensis var. sonorensis (K.Schum.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
species :
Stenocereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 99 (1961)
Distribution: W-Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus aragonii F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 456 (1902)
= Cereus aragonii var. palmatus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 456 (1902)
= Lemaireocereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 92 (1920)
= Marshallocereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
= Neolemaireocereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1944: 16 (1944)
= Pachycereus aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 106 (1992)
= Pachycereus aragonii var. palmatus (F.A.C.Weber) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 106 (1992)
species :
Stenocereus beneckei (C.Ehrenb.) A.Berger & Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 99 (1961)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus beneckei C.Ehrenb.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 835 (1844)
= Cereus beneckei var. farinosus (Haage ex Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 48 (1950)
= Cereus farinosus Haage ex Salm-Dyck; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 13: 355 (1845)
= Echinocactus farinosus C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 396 (1846)
= Hertrichocereus beneckei (C.Ehrenb.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 120 (1951)
= Lemaireocereus beneckei (C.Ehrenb.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 273 (1923)
= Piptanthocereus beneckei (C.Ehrenb.) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 226 (1909)
= Rathbunia beneckei (C.Ehrenb.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Rathbunia beneckei f. cristatus P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Stenocereus beneckei f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
species :
Stenocereus chacalapensis (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12: 100 (1961)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Glandulicereus chacalapensis (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Rathbunia chacalapensis (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus chacalapensis Bravo & T.MacDoug.; Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 27: 316 (1957)
species :
Stenocereus chrysocarpus Sánchez-Mej.; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 95 (1972)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Rathbunia chrysocarpa (Sánchez-Mej.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Glandulicereus chrysocarpus (Sánchez-Mej.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
species :
Stenocereus dumortieri (Scheidw.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
Name: Candelabra Cactus, Candelabro, Organo, Pitayo
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus dumortieri Scheidw.; Hort. Belge 4: 220 (1837)
= Isolatocereus dumortieri (Scheidw.) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. Pt. 2, 47 (1941 publ. 1942)
= Lemaireocereus dumortieri (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Rathbunia dumortieri (Scheidw.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
species :
Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979)
Name: Casa de Ratas, Caterpillar Cactus, Cherinole, Chirinole, Creeping Devil Cactus
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus eruca Brandegee; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: (1889) 163 t. 7, et ex K. Schum. in Monatsh. für Kakteenk. 5: 73 (1895)
= Lemaireocereus eruca (Brandegee) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Machaerocereus eruca (Brandegee) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 115 (1920)
= Rathbunia eruca (Brandegee) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
species :
Stenocereus fricii Sánchez-Mej.; Cact. Suc. Mex. 18(4): 89 (1973)
Name: Pitayo de Aguas
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Griseocactus fricii (Sánchez-Mej.) Guiggi; Cactology 3 (Suppl.): 1 (2012)
= Griseocereus fricii (Sánchez-Mej.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Neogriseocereus fricii (Sánchez-Mej.) Guiggi; Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 1 (2013)
= Rathbunia fricii (Sánchez-Mej.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
species :
Stenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
Name: Pitayo de Mayo
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Trinidad; Aruba; Bonaire; Curacao; Colombia (Boyacá, Cauca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Santander); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Dependencias Federales, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia)
79 MEX 81 ARU BON CUR TRT 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 494 (1825), nom. illeg.
= Cactus eburneus Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 22 (1822)
= Cereus clavatus Otto & A.Dietr.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 6: 28 (1838)
= Cereus deficiens Otto & A.Dietr.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 6: 28 (1838)
= Cereus eburneus Salm-Dyck; Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. 3: 6 (1822)
= Cereus eburneus var. clavatus Fobe; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 78 (1908)
= Cereus eburneus var. monstrosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 465 (1828)
= Cereus eburneus var. polygonus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 91 (1837)
= Cereus griseus Haw.; Syn. Pl. Succ. 182 (1812)
= Cereus polygonatus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 91 (1837)
= Griseocactus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi; Cactology 3 (Suppl.): 1 (2012)
= Griseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 94 (1920)
= Lemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Neogriseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi; Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 2 (2013)
= Neolemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.; Cactaceae (Berlin) 1944: 17 (1944)
= Pilocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Walton; Cact. J. (London) 1: 26 (1898)
= Rathbunia deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Rathbunia grisea (Haw.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Rathbunia grisea f. cristata P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Rathbunia grisea var. monstrosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
= Ritterocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
= Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
= Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Krainz; Städtische Sukkulentensammlung Zürich, Kat. Kult. Stehenden Art., ed. 2: 112 (1967), isonym
= Stenocereus griseus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 101 (1996)
= Stenocereus griseus var. monstrosus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 101 (1996)
species :
Stenocereus gummosus (Engelm.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979)
Name: Dagger Cactus, Pitahaya Agria, Pitayo Agrio
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus gummatus Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 81 (1907), sphalm.
= Cereus gumminosus Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 81 (1907), sphalm.
= Cereus gummosus Engelm.; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: 162 (1889)
= Cereus pfersdorffii Hildm. ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 125 (1897)
= Lemaireocereus cumengei Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 424 (1909)
= Lemaireocereus gummosus Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Machaerocereus gummosus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 116 (1920)
= Rathbunia gummosa (Brandegee) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
= Rathbunia gummosa f. cristata P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
= Rathbunia gummosa f. tortuosa P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
= Stenocereus gummosus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
= Stenocereus gummosus f. tortuosus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
species :
Stenocereus heptagonus (L.) Mottram; Cactician 3: 27 (2013)
Name: Dildo espanol, Spanish Dildo
Distribution: Cuba; Jamaica; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico (incl. Mona Isl., Desecheo Isl., Muertos Isl.); Virgin Isl. (St. John)
81 CUB HIS JAM PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus fimbriatus Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 539 (1783)
= Cactus heptagonus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 466 (1753)
= Cactus hystrix Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 73 (1819)
= Cephalocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 420 (1909)
= Cereus fimbriatus (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 464 (1828)
= Cereus grandispinus Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109 (1830)
= Cereus heptagonus (L.) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 6 (1768)
= Cereus hystrix (Haw.) Salm-Dyck; Observ. Bot. Horto Dyck. [3]: 7 (1822)
= Cereus hystrix Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 171 (1826), nom. illeg.
= Cereus swartzii Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 301 (1861)
= Echinocactus hystrix Haw.; Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 116 (1830)
= Griseocactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi; Cactology 3 (Suppl.): 1 (2012)
= Harrisia fimbriata (Lam.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 309 (1935)
= Lemaireocereus hystrix (Haw.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Neogriseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi; Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 1 (2013)
= Pilocereus fimbriatus Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilocereus grandispinus Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 427 (1862)
= Pilosocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69 (1957)
= Rathbunia fimbriata (Lam.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2183 (1960)
= Stenocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Lourteig; Bradea 5(44): 408 (1991)
= Stenocereus hystrix (Haw.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
species :
Stenocereus huastecorum Alvarado-Sizzo, Arreola-Nava & Terrazas; PLoS ONE 13(1):e0190385 (13) (2018)
Distribution: C-Mexico
79 MEX
species :
Stenocereus humilis (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14: 11 (2002)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Armatocereus humilis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 2: 905 (1959)
= Lemaireocereus humilis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 101 (1920)
= Ritterocereus humilis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
species :
Stenocereus kerberi (K.Schum.) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus kerberi K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 89 (1897)
= Cleistocactus kerberi (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.; Cleistocactus 5 (1904)
= Rathbunia kerberi (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 415 (1909)
species :
Stenocereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
Name: Pitahayo, Pitayo
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Glandulicereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus martinezii J.G.Ortega; Cat. Alf. Pl. Sinaloa, Fam. Cact. F: 3 (1929)
= Rathbunia martinezii (J.G.Ortega) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Stenocereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972), isonym
= Stenocereus martinezii (J.G.Ortega) Krainz; Städtische Sukkulentensammlung Zürich, Kat. Kult. Stehenden Art., ed. 2: 112 (1967), isonym
species :
Stenocereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961)
Name: Pitaya Colorada
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Glandulicereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus montanus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 97 (1920)
= Rathbunia montana (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus montanus (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
species :
Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961)
Name: Pitaya, Pitayo, Pitayo de Octubre
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus pruinosus Monv. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 246 (1841)
= Cereus laevigatus Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 204 (1850)
= Cereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk. [Förster] 398 (1846)
= Cereus roridus Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 54 (1837)
= Cereus schumannii Mathsson ex K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 131 (1899)
= Echinocactus pruinosus Otto ex Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 54 (1837)
= Griseocactus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 3 (Suppl.): 1 (2012)
= Griseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 8 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Borg; Cacti [Borg], ed. 2: 163 (1951)
= Lemaireocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 2: 88 (1920)
= Lemaireocereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425 (1909)
= Neogriseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Guiggi; Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 2 (2013)
= Pachycereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) C.Nelson; Ceiba 42(1): 16 (2001)
= Rathbunia laevigata (Salm-Dyck) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 104 (1992)
= Rathbunia laevigata var. schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 104 (1992)
= Rathbunia pruinosa (Otto ex Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2178 (1960)
= Ritterocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
= Stenocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 100 (1961)
= Stenocereus laevigatus var. schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 101 (1996)
species :
Stenocereus queretaroensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12: 101 (1961)
Name: Pitayo de Queretaro
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus queretaroensis F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 1: 27 (1891)
= Glandulicereus queretaroensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus queretaroensis Britton & Rose; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1836 (1916)
= Pachycereus queretarensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 422 (1909)
= Rathbunia queretaroensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 104 (1992)
= Ritterocereus queretaroensis (F.A.C.Weber ex Mathsson) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
species :
Stenocereus quevedonis (J.G.Ortega) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12: 101 (1961)
Name: Pitire
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Glandulicereus quevedonis (J.G.Ortega) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus quevedonis J.G.Ortega; Mexico Forest. 6: 7 (1928)
= Rathbunia quevedonis (J.G.Ortega) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Stenocereus quevedonis (J.G.Ortega) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972), isonym
species :
Stenocereus standleyi (J.G.Ortega) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961)
Name: Pitaya Marismena
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lemaireocereus standleyi J.G.Ortega; Revista Mex. Biol. 7: No. 5, 121 (1929)
= Rathbunia standleyi (J.G.Ortega) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Ritterocereus standleyi (J.G.Ortega) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. Pt. 2, 48 (1941 publ. 1942)
species :
Stenocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 253 (1909)
Name: Pitayo, Xoconostle
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus stellatus Pfeiff.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 4: 258 (1836)
= Lemaireocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426 (1909)
= Neolemaireocereus stellatus (Pfeiff.) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. Pt. 2, 46 (1941 publ. 1942)
= Rathbunia stellata (Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
= Stenocereus stellatus var. tenellianus Riccob.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 254 (1909)
species :
Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb.; Bot. Stud. 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae): 101 (1961)
subspecies :
subsp. thurberi
Name: Mehuele, Organo Marismena, Organ Pipe Cactus, Pitayo Dulce
Distribution: USA (S-Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus thurberi Engelm.; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 17: 234 (1854)
= Glandulicereus thurberi (Engelm.) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426 (1909)
= Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121 (1951)
= Neolemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb.; Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1943-44, 10 (1944)
= Pilocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Rümpler; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Rümpler] 689 (1885)
= Rathbunia thurberi (Engelm.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 103 (1992)
= Rathbunia thurberi f. cristata P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Rathbunia thurberi f. dichotoma P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 103 (1992)
= Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
= Stenocereus thurberi f. dichotomus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(3): 100 (1996)
subspecies :
subsp. littoralis (K.Brandegee) N.P.Taylor; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13 (1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus thurberi var. littoralis K.Brandegee; Zoe 5: 191 (1904)
= Glandulicereus thurberi subsp. littoralis (K.Brandegee) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 7 (2012)
= Lemaireocereus littoralis (K.Brandegee) H.E.Gates; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 30: 114 (1958)
= Lemaireocereus thurberi var. littoralis (K.Brandegee) G.E.Linds.; Desert Pl. Life 12: 186 (1940)
= Marshallocereus thurberi var. littoralis (K.Brandegee) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 4: 2163 (1960)
= Rathbunia thurberi var. littoralis (K.Brandegee) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2: 103 (1992)
= Stenocereus littoralis (K.Brandegee) L.W.Lenz; Annot. Cat. Pl. Baja California Sur 14(1): 63 (1994 publ. 1995), without basionym ref., et Aliso 45 (1992), with basionym ref.
= Stenocereus thurberi var. littoralis (K.Brandegee) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119 (1972)
species :
Stenocereus treleasei (Rose) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 120 (1951)
Name: Tunillo
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus treleasei (Rose) Vaupel; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 37, 58 (1913)
= Lemaireocereus treleasei Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 426 (1909)
= Rathbunia treleasei (Vaupel) P.V.Heath; Calyx 2(3): 102 (1992)
species :
Stenocereus zopilotensis Arreola-Nava & Terrazas; Brittonia 56: 96 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero)
79 MEX
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