Acanthocereus tetragonus
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
- Acanthocereus
- Species
- Acanthocereus tetragonus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1938
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Acanthocereus tetragonus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acanthocereus acutangulusName author: (Pfeiff.) A.Berger
- Acanthocereus baxaniensisName author: (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) Borg
- Acanthocereus colombianusName author: Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus floridanusName author: Small ex Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus horridusName author: Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus occidentalisName author: Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pentagonusName author: (L.) Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus pitajayaName author: (Jacq.) Dugand ex Croizat
- Acanthocereus princepsName author: (Pfeiff.) Backeb.
- Acanthocereus subinermisName author: Britton & Rose
- Acanthocereus tetragonus var. micracanthusName author: Dugand
- Cactus pentagonusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cactus pitajayaName author: Jacq.
- Cactus prismaticusName author: Willd.
- Cactus reptansName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cactus tetragonusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cereus acutangulusName author: Pfeiff.
- Cereus babosusName author: F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus baxaniensisName author: Karw. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus dussiiName author: K.Schum.
- Cereus horribilisName author: A.Berger
- Cereus nitidusName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cereus pentagonusName author: (L.) Haw.
- Cereus pentagonusName author: C.F.Först.
- Cereus pitajayaName author: (Jacq.) DC.
- Cereus princepsName author: Pfeiff.
- Cereus prismaticusName author: (Willd.) Haw. ex Steud.
- Cereus prismaticusName author: (Willd.) Haw.
- Cereus ramosusName author: Karw. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus reptansName author: Haw. ex Steud.
- Cereus sirulName author: F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus tetragonusName author: (L.) Mill.
- Cereus tetragonus var. majorName author: Salm-Dyck ex Walp.
- Cereus tetragonus var. minorName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cereus tetragonus var. ramosiorName author: Link & Otto
- Cereus undulatusName author: Pfeiff.
- Cereus variabilisName author: Engelm.
- Cereus vasmeriiName author: Young
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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