Taxonomic account

Stenocereus griseus

Stenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Stenocereus
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]

Cactus eburneus Link
Cereus clavatus Otto & A.Dietr.
Cereus deficiens Otto & A.Dietr.
Cereus eburneus Salm-Dyck
Cereus eburneus var. clavatus Fobe
Cereus eburneus var. monstrosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Cereus eburneus var. polygonus Pfeiff.
Cereus griseus Haw.
Cereus polygonatus Pfeiff.
Griseocactus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
Griseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
Lemaireocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Lemaireocereus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Lemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Neogriseocereus griseus (Haw.) Guiggi
Neolemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.
Pilocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Walton
Rathbunia deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) P.V.Heath
Rathbunia grisea (Haw.) P.V.Heath
Rathbunia grisea f. cristata P.V.Heath
Rathbunia grisea var. monstrosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath
Ritterocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Backeb.
Ritterocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.
Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Buxb.
Stenocereus griseus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
Stenocereus griseus var. monstrosus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath

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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