Nyctocereus serpentinus
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
- Nyctocereus
- Species
- Nyctocereus serpentinus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1909
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nyctocereus serpentinus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus ambiguusName author: Bonpl.
- Cactus serpentinusName author: Lag. & Rodr.
- Cereus ambiguusName author: (Bonpl.) DC.
- Cereus kalbreyerianusName author: Wercklé
- Cereus serpentinusName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) DC.
- Cereus serpentinus var. splendensName author: Salm-Dyck ex Lem.
- Cereus splendensName author: Salm-Dyck
- Echinocereus serpentinusName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) Lem.
- Echinocereus splendensName author: (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Lem.
- Nyctocereus castellanosiiName author: Scheinvar
- Nyctocereus kalbreyerianusName author: (Werckle) Croizat
- Nyctocereus serpentinus subsp. splendensName author: (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Scheinvar
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. ambiguusName author: (Bonpl.) Borg
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. pietatisName author: Bravo
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. splendensName author: (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Borg
- Nyctocereus serpentinus var. strictiorName author: Borg
- Peniocereus castellanosiiName author: (Scheinvar) Scheinvar
- Peniocereus serpentinusName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor
- Peniocereus serpentinus subsp. pietatisName author: (Bravo) Scheinvar
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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