Taxonomic account

Cephalocereus senilis

Cephalocereus senilis (Haw.) K.Schum.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cephalocereus
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 bradypus Lehm.
Cactus senilis Haw.
Cephalocereus senilis f. cristatus (Mathsson) P.V.Heath
Cephalocereus senilis f. fasciatus P.V.Heath
Cephalophorus senilis (Haw.) Lem.
Cereus bradypus (Lehm.) Steud.
Cereus senilis (Haw.) Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Echinocactus senilis (Haw.) Beaton
Echinocactus staplesiae Tate
Echinocactus staplesiae Tate
Euporteria senilis (Haw.) Kreuz. & Buining
Pilocereus senilis (Haw.) Lem.
Pilocereus senilis cristatus Mathsson

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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