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Cereus

The genus Cereus is in the family Cactaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cereus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Cereus aboriginum (Small) Little Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus acanthosphaera Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × ackermannii Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aculeatus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus acutangulus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aethiops Haw. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aggregatus Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus albertinii Fobe Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus albicaulis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus albiflorus K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus albisetosus Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus albispinus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus alensis (Weber) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus amazonicus K. Schum. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus ambiguus (Bonpl.) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus amblyogonus Don Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus andryanus K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus angulosus Stieber ex Schumann Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus anisacanthus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus anomalus K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus anquiniformis Weing. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus apoloensis (Cárdenas) P.J.Braun & Esteves Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aquicaulensis Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arachnoides Lawr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arcuatus Zucc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arendtii Hildm. & Mathes. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arequipensis Meyen Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus argentinensis Britton & Rose Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus armatus Otto ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arrabidae Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus arrigens Monv. ex Labour. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus atropurpureus Hocay. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus atrovirens C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus aurantiacus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus auratus Labour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aureus Salm-Dyck ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus aurora Rydb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus babosus F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus baccifer Hook. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus bahamensis (Britton) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bahiensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bajanensis Werckle Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus ballivianii (Cárdenas) P.J.Braun & Esteves Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus barbatus J.C.Wendl. ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bavosus A.Weber ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × beckmannii Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus belieuli K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus beneckei Ehrenb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cereus beysiegelii Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bifrons Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bigelovii Engelm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus biolleyi A.A.Weber ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus bolivianus F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus bonariensis Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus brachiatus Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus braunii Cárdenas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus breviflorus K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus brevispinulus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus brevispinus A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus brookii (Britton) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus caesius Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus callicoche Galeotti ex Scheidw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus caracore Gosselin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus cartwrightianus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus catamarcensis F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus catingicola Gürke Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cauchinii Rebut Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus cavendishii Monv. ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus celsianus (Cels) Orcutt Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus chacoanus Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus chalybaeus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus chichipe Gosselin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus childsii Blanc Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus chilensis Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cirrhifer Labour. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus cirrhiferus Labour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus clavarioides Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus coccineus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus coccineus Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. & Otto Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cochabambensis Cárdenas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus coeruleus Lem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus colosseus F. Ritter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus columna-trajani Karw. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus columnaris Loddiges ex Voigt Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus × colvillii Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus colvillii Rumpler Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus comarapanus Cárdenas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cometes Scheidw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus concinnus Haage Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus conformis Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus conicus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus coracare Gosselin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus coryne C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cossyrensis Tineo ex Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus crenoides Engelm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus crenulatus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus crimsonii Pritz. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus ctenoides Engelm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cubensis Zucc. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cumengii F.A.C.Weber Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cupulatus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus cyaneus A. Berger Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus cylindricus (Lam.) Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus davisii Reiche Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus decandollei Pfeiff. ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus decandollii Pfeiffer ex Forster Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus decorus Loddiges ex Voigt Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus del-moralii J.A.Purpus Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus delaguna Haage Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus demacaro Haage Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus demazioi K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus denudatus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus devauxii Foerster Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus dichroacanthus Mart. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus diffusus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus divaricatus (Lam.) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus divergens Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus donatii Schelle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus duledevantii Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus dumesnilianus Monv. ex F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus dumesnilianus Haage ex Schumann Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus dyckii Mart. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus eburneus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus edulis A.A.Weber ex Rother Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus eichlamii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus elegans Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus elegantissimus (Britton & Rose) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus enriquezii Elliott Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus erectus Karw. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ericomus Rchb.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus erinaceus (Haw.) Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus eriocarpus Phil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus estevesii P.J.Braun Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus fascicularis Meyen Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus fascicularis (Meyen) K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus faustianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ferchecki Parm. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus fernambucensis Lem. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cereus ferox Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus flavescens Otto ex Pfeiff Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus flavicomus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus flemingii Standl. & Steyerm. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus flexuosus Engelm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus floccosus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus foersteri Sencke Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus forbesii C.F.Först. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus formosissimus F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus formosus Monv. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus formosus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus fossulatus Backeb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus fragrans (Small) Little Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × freiburgensis Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus fricii Backeb. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × funkii C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus funkii K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus garambello Haage ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus geminisetus Rchb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus gemmatus Zucc. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus gilliesii F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus gilvus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus gladiator Otto & A.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus gladilger Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus glaucus Salm-Dyck Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus glomeratus Engelm. ex Orcutt Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus gonzalezii A.Weber Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus grandicostatus Werderm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus grandis Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus grandispinus Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus greggii W.Watson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus guasabara Cortés Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus gummatus Hildm. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus gumminosus Hildm. ex Schumann, Walther Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus haageanus (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus haematuricus F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus haitiensis Schelle Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hankeanus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × hansii Baumann Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hansii Haage Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hassleri K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus haworthii DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus haynei (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Croucher Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hempelianus Bauer Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hendriksenianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hermannianus Suringar Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hermentianus Monv. ex Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hertrichianus Werderm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus herzogianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus heteracanthus Tweedie ex Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus heteromorphus Monv. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hildmannianus K.Schum. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hildmannii K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hoffmannseggii C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hoogendorpii Kuntze Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hoppenstedtii K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus horizontalis Gillies ex Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus horrens Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus horrispinus Backeb. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus houlletii Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus houlletii (Lem.) A. Berger Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus huilunchu Cárdenas Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus humboldtianus Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus humilis DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus huntingtonianus Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus huottii J.F.Cels Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus hybridus Otto Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hypogaeus F.A.C.Weber ex Regel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hystrix Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus hystrix Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ictidurus Greene Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus incrassatus Link & Otto Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus incrustans Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus incrustatus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus insularis Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus inversus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus jacquinii Rebut Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus jamacaru DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cereus janthothele Monv. ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus joconostle F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus johnstonii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus josselinaeus D. Gaillard Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus jubatus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus jugatiflorus Werderm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus jusbertii Rebut ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus kageneckii J.F.Gmel. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus karwinskii Haage Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus kerberi K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus kewensis Worsley Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus keyensis (Britton & Rose) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus kreggii K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus kroeneinii (R. Kiesling) P.J. Braun & Esteves Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus labouretianus Mart. ex K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus laetus (Kunth) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lamprospermus K.Schum. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lanceanus Don Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus langlassei Weing. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus lanosus (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lasianthus K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lateritius Salm-Dyck Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus lauterbachii K.Schum. ex Chodat & Hassl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lecchii Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lehmannii C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus leiocarpus Bello Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lemoinei Mollers Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus leucostele Gürke Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lindbergianus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lindmanii F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus linkii Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus linnaei C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lividus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus longifolius Karw. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus longipendunculatus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus lormata C.A. Maass Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus luetzelburgii Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus lutescens Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus macracanthus Linke Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus macrocephalus (Weber) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus macrostibas (Schum.) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus macrostibas K. Schum. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus maelenii Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus magnus Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus mallentianus J.F.Cels Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus malletianus Cels ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus martini Mart. ex Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus matucanensis Backeb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus maxonii (Rose) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus maynardii J. Paxton Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus mexicanus Lem. ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus micracanthus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus minor Weing. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus mirabella N.P.Taylor Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus mirbelii Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus mixtecensis J.A.Purpus Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus monacanthus Cels ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus monvilleanus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus mortensenii (Croizat) D.R.Hunt & N.P.Taylor Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus multicostatus J.F.Cels Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus myriacaulon Mart. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus nashii (Britton) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus neotetragonus Backeb. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus nickelsii Gürke Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus niger Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus nigrispinus Labour. ex K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus northumberlandianus Lamb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus nothus Blume Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus nothus J.C. Wendl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus ochracanthus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus oligolepis Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus olivaceus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ovatus G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus oxygonus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pacalaensis Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pachyrrhizus K.Schum. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus palmeri Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus paraensis Huber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus paraguayensis K.Schum. ex Chodat & Hassl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus parvisetus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus peanii Beguin Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus pellucidus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pentaedrophorus Labour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pentalophorus Labour. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus pentapterus Otto ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pernambucensis Lem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus perotetti Pfeiff. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus perrottetianus Lem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus perviridis Weing. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus pfeifferi Parm. ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pfersdorffii Hildm. ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus phatnospermus K.Schum. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 2
Cereus philippii Regel & Schmidt Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus phoeniceus Engelm. & Bigelow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus piauhyensis Gürke Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pierrebraunianus Esteves Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus platinospinus Werderm. & Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus platycarpus Zucc. ex C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus polyachaetus Rchb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus polychaetus Walp. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus polygonus (Lam.) DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus polymorphus (Gill.) G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus polymorphus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus polyptychus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus portoricensis (Britton) Urb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pottsii Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus prismaticus Salm-Dyck ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus procumbens A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus proteiformis (Salm-Dyck) Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pruinatus Rojas Acosta Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus pseudosonorensis Gürke Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pterandra Link ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus pteranthus Link ex A.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus pterogonus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus purpureopilosus Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus quadrangulispinus Lem. ex Ehrenb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus quisco Gay Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus reductus DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus repandus (L.) Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus repandus Haw. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus resupinatus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus rhodocephalus Lem. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus rigidispinus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus robinii (Lem.) L.D.Benson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cereus robustus Lawr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus rogalli K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus rosei Werderm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus rostratus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ruber Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × ruferi Lipsch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ruferi Lipsch. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus saddianus (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus salpingensis K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus sartorianus Kupper ex A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus schmidtii G. Don Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus schoenemannii Hildm. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus schomburgkii Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus schrankii Zucc. ex Seitz Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus scoparius (Poselg.) A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus sericeus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus serratus Weing. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus setiger Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus siedelii Lehm. ex Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus similis Meinsh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus simonii Hildm. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus sirul F.A.C.Weber Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus × smithianus Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus spathulatus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus spegazzinii F.A.C.Weber Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus speggazzini F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus spinosissimus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus splendens Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus splendidus (Paxton) Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus steckmannii Jacobi Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus stellatus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus stenogonus K.Schum. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus stolonifer F.A.C. Weber ex K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus straussii (Heese) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus subintortus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus sublanatus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus subrepandus Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus subrepandus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus subsquamatus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus subuliferus Salm-Dyck Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus superbus Ehrenb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus surinamensis Trew Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus syringacanthus Pfeiff. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus tacuaralensis Cárdenas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tacuaremboensis (Arechav.) Herter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tapacalaensis Backeb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus taylorii (Britton) Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tehuacanensis Roezl Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tehuacanus Roezl Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tehuacanus (Weing.) Werderm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tellii Griseb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus tenellus Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tetracanthus Labour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tilophorus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tinei Tod. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tonduzii F.A.C.Weber Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tonelianus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus torrellianus Miers Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus tortus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus torulosus Werderm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus triangularis Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Cereus trichocentrus C.F. Först. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus trigonodendron K.Schum. ex Vaupel Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tripteris Salm-Dyck ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus triqueter Haw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus trollii Kupper Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tuberosus Pfeiff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus tubiflorus Endl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus undiflorus C.Wright Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus uranus A. Gray Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus ureacanthus C.F.Först. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus uruguayanus R. Kiesling Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus uspenski Haage Jr. ex Karl Hirscht Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus validissimus F.A.C. Weber Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus vargasianus Cárdenas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus verschaffeltii Haage in Schumann Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus victoriensis Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus violaceus Lem. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus virens DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus vulcan Müll. Arg. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus vulnerator Cortés Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Cereus warmingii K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus weberbaueri K.Schum. ex Vaupel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus weingartianus A.Berger Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus xanthochaetus Rchb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus yungasensis A.Fuentes & Quispe Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Cereus ziczkaanus K. Schum. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 676 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cereus. Of these 48 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 86 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cereus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 676 species names for the genus Cereus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 48 7.1%
◕ Synonym 177 26.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 451 66.7%

All names

The status of the 762 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cereus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 52 6.8%
◕ Synonym 254 33.3%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 456 59.8%

Of the species names,

A further 2 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 676 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cereus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 41 78 0 0 119 17.6%
Low confidence 7 99 0 451 557 82.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Cereus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 6 38 0 116 0 160 23.7%
WCSP (in review) 42 139 0 335 2 516 76.3%