Taxonomic account

Cereus phatnospermus

Cereus phatnospermus K.Schum.

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 adelmarii (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun
Cereus kroenleinii N.P.Taylor
Cereus phatnospermus subsp. adelmarii (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Cereus phatnospermus subsp. kroenleinii (N.P.Taylor) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Monvillea adelmarii Rizzini & A.Mattos
Monvillea phatnosperma (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Monvillea phatnosperma subsp. adelmarii (Rizzini & A.Mattos) Lodé
Monvillea phatnosperma subsp. kroenleinii (N.P.Taylor) Lodé
Monvillea phatnosperma var. arenasii Oakley & R.Kiesling

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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