Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Taxonavigation

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

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

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Weber, F.A.C., 1897. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 197.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cephalocereus macrocephalus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cephalocereus macrocephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cephalocereus macrocephalus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cephalocereus macrocephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cephalocereus macrocephalus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 17. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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