ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cereus hexagonus

Name author: (L.) Mill.

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 hexagonus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1768

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

20 synonyms in this snapshot

Acanthocereus thalassinusName author: (Otto & A.Dietr.) Borg
Cactus hexagonusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cactus hexagonusName author: Lam.
Cactus octogonusName author: Page ex Steud.
Cactus peruvianusName author: DC.
Cactus regalisName author: Spreng.
Cephalocereus perlucensName author: (K.Schum.) Borg
Cereus horridusName author: Otto ex Pfeiff.
Cereus horridus var. alatosquamatusName author: Werderm.
Cereus lepidotusName author: Salm-Dyck
Cereus longiflorusName author: Alexander
Cereus northumberlandianusName author: Lamb.
Cereus perlucensName author: K.Schum.
Cereus perrottetianusName author: Lem.
Cereus surinamensisName author: Trew
Cereus thalassinusName author: Otto & A.Dietr.
Cereus thalassinus var. quadrangularisName author: C.F.Först.
Pilocereus perlucensName author: (K.Schum.) Werderm.
Pilosocereus perlucensName author: (K.Schum.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Piptanthocereus lepidotusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.

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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