Cephalocereus scoparius

Cephalocereus scoparius

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 scoparius

Name

Cephalocereus scoparius (Poselg.) Britton & Rose, 1909

• • Holotype: Mexico. Veracruz, “Nahe bei La Soledad”, Poselger s.n. (not located)
  • Neotype (designated by Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017: 111): Mexico. Veracruz: cerca de Jalapa, 1957, H. Bravo Hollis s.n. (MEXU 70513)

Synonyms

• Pilocereus scoparius Poselg. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 21(12): 126. 1853 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
• Cereus scoparius (Poselg.) A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 63. 1905 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
• Neobuxbaumia scoparia (Poselg.) Backeb. in Beitr. Sukkulentenk. Sukkulentenpflege 1941: 3. 1941 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
• Carnegiea scoparia (Poselg.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2(3): 109. 1992 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017
  • Pilocereus sterkmanii K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 179. 1897 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Lemaireocereus setispinus E.Y.Dawson in Allan Hancock Found. Publ. Occas. Pap. 1: 19. 1948 syn. sec. Tapia & al. 2017

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Cephalocereus scoparius Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N., 1909. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 419.

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 scoparius 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 scoparius 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 scoparius. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cephalocereus scoparius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cephalocereus scoparius. 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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