ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cereus aethiops

Name author: Haw.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus
Species: Cereus aethiops
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1830

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cereus aethiops. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

23 synonyms in this snapshot

Cereus aethiops var. landbeckiiName author: (Phil.) Backeb.
Cereus aethiops var. melanacanthusName author: (K.Schum.) Backeb.
Cereus azureusName author: Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Cereus azureus var. seideliiName author: (Lehm.) Dams
Cereus beysiegeliiName author: Weing.
Cereus chalibaeusName author: Salm-Dyck
Cereus chalybaeusName author: Otto ex Walp.
Cereus chalybaeusName author: C.F.Först.
Cereus coerulescens f. landbeckiiName author: (Phil.) Schelle
Cereus coerulescens f. melanacanthusName author: (K.Schum.) Schelle
Cereus coerulescens var. landbeckiiName author: (Phil.) K.Schum.
Cereus coerulescens var. melanacanthusName author: K.Schum.
Cereus coeruleusName author: Lem.
Cereus landbeckiiName author: Phil. ex Regel
Cereus landbeckii var. phillipiiName author: Rob.
Cereus melanacanthusName author: (K.Schum.) Schelle
Cereus nigrispinusName author: Labour. ex K.Schum.
Cereus polychaetusName author: Walp.
Cereus seideliiName author: Lehm. ex Salm-Dyck
Piptanthocereus aethiopsName author: (Haw.) F.Ritter
Piptanthocereus azureusName author: (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Riccob.
Piptanthocereus chalibaeusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.
Piptanthocereus chalybaeusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.

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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