Cereus lepidotus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Cereus
Species:
Name
Cereus lepidotus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2: 207. (1850)
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Piptanthocereus lepidotus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb., Blätt. Kakteenf. 1(12): 7. (1934)
- Piptanthocereus lepidotus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb., Blätt. Kakteenf. 1(12): 7. (1934)
Note: CACO (2021) still prefer to subsume this species into Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Cereus No. 1. (1768), but acknowledge that they could be separated.
References
- Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu 1850. Cacteae in Horto Dyckensi Cultae. Anno 1849. 266 pp. Bonnae. BHL Reference page.
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cereus lepidotus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 31. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cereus lepidotus. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2025. Reference page.
- Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Cereus lepidotus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 31. Reference page.