Pilosocereus chrysacanthus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pilosocereus
- Species
- Pilosocereus chrysacanthus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1957
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pilosocereus chrysacanthus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cephalocereus chrysacanthusName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
- Cephalocereus quadricentralisName author: E.Y.Dawson
- Cephalocereus tehuacanusName author: (Weing.) Borg
- Cephalophorus chrysacanthusName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Boom
- Cereus chrysacanthusName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Orcutt
- Cereus tehuacanusName author: (Weing.) Werderm.
- Pilocereus chrysacanthusName author: F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
- Pilocereus tehuacanusName author: Weing.
- Pilosocereus quadricentralisName author: (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb.
- Pilosocereus tehuacanusName author: (Weing.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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