The name Cereus is a slight homonymy case. This name is used according to the rules of several different nomenclatural codes.

Cereus

Botany

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Taxonomy

Species

Cereus acifer 1

Cereus acutangulus 1

Cereus aethiops Haw. 2 2

Cereus amecamensis Heese 2 2

Cereus argentinensis Britton & Rose 2 2

Cereus azureus Parm. ex Pfeiff. 2 2

Cereus babosus F.A.C.Weber 2

Cereus baumannii Lem. 1 1

Cereus berlandieri Engelm. 1

Cereus bonplandii 1

Cereus brasiliensis (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. 1

Cereus braunii Cardenas 2

Cereus caesius S.D. ex Pfeiff. 3 1

Cereus candicans Gillies 3 3

Cereus cavendishii Monv. 6 6

Cereus chalybaeus Otto 1 1

Cereus chrysanthus 1

Cereus cinnabarinus Eichlam ex Weing. 1 1

Cereus coccineus Engelm. 5 5

Cereus coerulescens Salm-Dyck 1

Cereus colubrinus 1

Cereus dayamii Speg. 2 1

Cereus devauxii Foerster 1 1

Cereus diffusus (Britton & Rose) Werderm. 1 1

Cereus emoryi Engelm. 1 1

Cereus engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. 1 1

Cereus eyriesii Pfeiff. 2 2

Cereus fernambucencis Lem. 1 1

Cereus flagelliformis (L.) Mill. 10 10

Cereus forbesii Otto 1

Cereus fringlus in sched 2

Cereus geometrizans 1

Cereus giganteus 3 2

Cereus gladiatus Lem. 1 1

Cereus glaucescens Tweedie ex Sweet 1 1

Cereus grandicostatus Werderm. 1 1

Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill. 4 4

Cereus grenadensis Britton & Rose 1 1

Cereus gummosus 1

Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill. 6 5

Cereus houllettii (Lem.) A. Berger 2

Cereus jamacaru DC. 8 4

Cereus lepidotus Salm-Dyck 1

Cereus macrogonus 1

Cereus malletianus J.F.Cels 2 2

Cereus marginatus DC. 1 1

Cereus maynardii J. Paxton 3 3

Cereus monvilleanus F.A.C.Weber 1 1

Cereus multiplex 1

Cereus olfersii Salm-Dyck 1 1

Cereus pectinatus Engelm. 2 2

Cereus phatnospermus K.Schum. 2

Cereus phyllanthoides (DC.) DC. 11 11

Cereus pitajaya DC. 2

Cereus pringlei S.Watson 8 5

Cereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Otto 3 3

Cereus pugioniferus Lem. 5 5

Cereus quadrangularis Haw. 1

Cereus repandus (L.) Mill. 2

Cereus rostratus Lemaire 1

Cereus russelianus Gardner 1 1

Cereus schottii Engelm. 6 6

Cereus sepium 1

Cereus serpentinus 1

Cereus smaragdiflorus 1

Cereus sp. 31 18

Cereus sp.1 1

Cereus spachianus 1

Cereus cf. speciosissimus (Desf.) Sweet 15 12

Cereus stellatus Pfeiff. 2 2

Cereus stenogonus Schumann 6 5

Cereus tetazo 1

Cereus tetragonus (L.) Mill. 1 1

Cereus thurberi Engelm. 1 1

Cereus tortuosus Forbes 2

Cereus triangularis Haw. 6 5

Cereus turberi 1

Cereus uruguayanus R.Kiesling 1 1

Cereus validus Haw. 7 5

Cereus variabilis Pfeiff. 1 1

Cereus x beckmannii Weing. 1

Cereus xanthocarpus Schumann 1

256 Specimens registered in collections

Collection	Number of specimens (or sets)
Gardens (JB)	58
Univ. Montpellier - Inst. of Botany (MPU)	26
Vascular plants (P)	172

Cereus

Zoology

Taxonomy

Species

Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777) 3

Specimens registered in collections

Collection	Number of specimens (or sets)
Cnidaires (IK)	3