Cephalocereus macrocephalus
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
- Cephalocereus
- Species
- Cephalocereus macrocephalus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1899
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cephalocereus macrocephalus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
8 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carnegiea macrocephalaName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath
- Cereus macrocephalusName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Cereus ruficepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Vaupel
- Mitrocereus ruficepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
- Neobuxbaumia macrocephalaName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) E.Y.Dawson
- Pachycereus ruficepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose
- Pilocereus macrocephalusName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) F.A.C.Weber
- Pilocereus ruficepsName author: F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.
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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