Taxonomic account

Marginatocereus marginatus

Marginatocereus marginatus (DC.) Backeb.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Marginatocereus
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Cereus cupulatus Pfeiff.
Cereus geminatus Otto ex Pfeiff.
Cereus gemmatus Zucc. ex Otto
Cereus incrustans Steud.
Cereus incrustatus J.Forbes
Cereus marginatus DC.
Cereus marginatus f. gibbosus J.A.Purpus
Cereus marginatus var. cristatus Benth.
Cereus marginatus var. monstrosus Aug.DC.
Cereus mirbelii Pfeiff.
Echinopsis gemmata (Otto ex Pfeiff.) K.Schum.
Lemaireocereus marginatus (DC.) A.Berger
Lemaireocereus marginatus var. gemmatus (Zucc. ex Otto) W.T.Marshall
Lemaireocereus marginatus var. incrustatus W.T.Marshall
Lophocereus marginatus (DC.) S.Arias & Terrazas
Marginatocereus marginatus var. oaxacensis Backeb.
Pachycereus marginatus (DC.) Britton & Rose
Pachycereus marginatus f. gibbosus (J.A.Purpus) P.V.Heath
Pachycereus marginatus var. gemmatus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) P.V.Heath
Pachycereus marginatus var. oaxacensis (Backeb.) P.V.Heath
Stenocereus marginatus (DC.) A.Berger & Buxb.
Stenocereus marginatus var. gemmatus (Zucc. ex Otto) Bravo

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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