Pilosocereus moritzianus
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 moritzianus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1957
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pilosocereus moritzianus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cephalocereus backebergiiName author: (Weing.) Borg
- Cephalocereus claroviridisName author: (Backeb.) Borg
- Cephalocereus moritzianusName author: (Otto) Britton & Rose
- Cereus backebergiiName author: Weing.
- Cereus claroviridisName author: Backeb.
- Cereus moritzianusName author: Otto
- Pilocereus backebergiiName author: Weing.
- Pilocereus claroviridisName author: (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Pilocereus moritzianusName author: (Otto) Lem.
- Pilosocereus backebergiiName author: (Weing.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
- Pilosocereus claroviridisName author: (Backeb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
- Pilosocereus lanuginosus subsp. moritzianusName author: (Otto) Guiggi
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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