Taxonomic account

Stenocereus heptagonus

Stenocereus heptagonus (L.) Mottram

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Stenocereus
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 fimbriatus Lam.
Cactus heptagonus L.
Cactus hystrix Haw.
Cephalocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Britton & Rose
Cereus fimbriatus (Lam.) DC.
Cereus grandispinus Haw.
Cereus heptagonus (L.) Mill.
Cereus hystrix (Haw.) Salm-Dyck
Cereus swartzii Griseb.
Echinocactus hystrix Haw.
Griseocactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Griseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Harrisia fimbriata (Lam.) F.M.Knuth
Lemaireocereus hystrix (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Neogriseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi
Pilocereus fimbriatus Lem.
Pilocereus grandispinus Lem.
Pilosocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley
Rathbunia fimbriata (Lam.) P.V.Heath
Ritterocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Backeb.
Stenocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Lourteig
Stenocereus hystrix (Haw.) Buxb.

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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