Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Cephalocereus
Species: Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Name

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Cephalocereus macrocephalus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum., 1897

    • Type: Mexico. [Puebla]: Tehuacan (not located)
    • Neotype (designated by Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017: 111): Mexico. Puebla: Zapotitlán Salinas, 15 km W de Zapotitlán Salinas, 1575 m, 12 Apr 1970, H. Sánchez-Mejorada 70–0401 (MEXU 133824)

Synonyms

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  • Pilocereus macrocephalus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort.: 966. 1898 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Cereus macrocephalus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 62. 1905 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Neobuxbaumia macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) E.Y.Dawson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 173. 1952 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Carnegiea macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2(3): 109. 1992 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
    • Pilocereus ruficeps F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11(6): 509. 1905 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Cereus ruficeps (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Vaupel in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 27, 83. 1913 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Pachycereus ruficeps (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 75. 1920 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Mitrocereus ruficeps (F.A.C.Weber ex Rol.-Goss.) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2244. 1960 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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