Taxonomic account

Cereus forbesii

Cereus forbesii C.F.Först.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus
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 cochabambensis Cárdenas
Cereus cochabambensis var. longicarpa Cárdenas
Cereus comarapanus Cárdenas
Cereus hankeanus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Cereus huilunchu Cárdenas
Piptanthocereus comarapanus (Cárdenas) F.Ritter
Piptanthocereus forbesii (C.F.Först.) Riccob.
Piptanthocereus forbesii var. bolivianus F.Ritter
Piptanthocereus hankeanus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Riccob.
Piptanthocereus huilunchu (Cárdenas) F.Ritter
Piptanthocereus labouretianus Riccob.

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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