Taxonomic account

Cleistocactus hyalacanthus

Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cleistocactus
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 hyalacanthus K.Schum.
Cleistocactus compactus Backeb.
Cleistocactus hyalacanthus subsp. tarijensis (Cárdenas) Mottram
Cleistocactus jujuyensis (Backeb.) Backeb.
Cleistocactus jujuyensis var. fulvus F.Ritter
Cleistocactus strausii var. fricii (Dörfl.) Backeb.
Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis Backeb.
Cleistocactus tarijensis Cárdenas
Demnosa strausii var. luteispina Frič
Echinopsis nothohyalacantha Anceschi & Magli
Pilocereus jujuyensis (Backeb.) Anon.
Pilocereus strausii var. fricii Dörfl.

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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