Taxonomic account

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Myrtillocactus
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 aquicaulensis Pfeiff.
Cereus garambello Haage ex C.F.Först.
Cereus geometrizans Mart. ex Pfeiff.
Cereus geometrizans var. pugionifer (Lem.) Salm-Dyck
Cereus geometrizans var. quadrangularispinus Lem. ex Labour.
Cereus gladiator Otto & A.Dietr.
Cereus gladiator var. geometrizans Monv.
Cereus pugionifer Lem.
Cereus pugionifer var. quadrangulispinus Lem. ex C.F.Först.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus P.V.Heath
Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. hintonii W.A.Fitz Maur.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. grandiareolatus (Bravo) Backeb.
Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. pugionifera (Lem.) Console
Myrtillocactus grandiareolatus Bravo
Myrtillocactus hertrichii Houghton
Myrtillocactus pugionifer (Lem.) A.Berger

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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