Taxonomic account

Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus

Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose

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 baumannii var. smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.
Cereus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus F.A.C.Weber
Cereus smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Speg.
Cleistocactus azerensis Cárdenas
Cleistocactus ferrarii R.Kiesling
Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cárdenas
Cleistocactus rojoi Cárdenas
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus f. rojoi (Cárdenas) F.Ritter
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. flavispinus Borg
Cleistocactus villamontesii Cárdenas
Cleistocactus villamontesii var. longiflorior Backeb.
Echinopsis smaragdiflora (F.A.C.Weber) Anceschi & Magli

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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