Acanthocereus

A Jalisco endemic with low ribs and stems that become purple during the dry season.

(P.R.House, Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova

(Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé

Bravo

(Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé

(Cutak) Lodé

Backeb. ex Lodé

D.R.Hunt

(K.Schum.) Lodé

A Honduran endemic with pink nocturnal flowers. It grows on steep limestone slopes and cliffs in forests containing oaks and pines. The original description documents changes in stem ribbing, phenology and a small known population.

(Cutak) Lodé

(Weing.) F.M.Knuth

(Britton & Rose) Lodé

A Jalisco endemic described in 2020. Ribbed juvenile stems develop into slender cylindrical adult segments. This change in growth form and spine characters help identify the species.

(J.G.Ortega) Lodé

(Sánchez-Mej.) Lodé

A widespread American cactus with conspicuously ribbed stems. Colombian material provided data on germination and drought tolerance in one-year-old seedlings. Juvenile stems from Veracruz were studied as a traditional vegetable and a source of metabolites.