Taxonomic account

Harrisia divaricata

Harrisia divaricata (Lam.) Backeb.

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Harrisia
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 divaricatus Lam.
Cephalocereus hermentianus (Monv. ex Lem.) Britton & Rose
Cereus divaricatus (Lam.) DC.
Cereus divergens Pfeiff.
Cereus hermentianus Monv. ex Lem.
Cereus nashii (Britton) Vaupel
Harrisia nashii Britton
Harrisia nashii var. straminea W.T.Marshall
Pilocereus albispinus Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler
Pilocereus divaricatus (Lam.) Lem.
Pilocereus hermentianus (Monv. ex Lem.) Lem.
Pilosocereus hermentianus (Monv. ex Lem.) Byles & G.D.Rowley

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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