Taxon:  Pilosocereus royenii (L.) Byles & G. D. Rowley



Summary
Genus:
Pilosocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
435223
Place of publication:
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19:67.  1957
Verified:
08/28/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus royenii L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cephalocereus brooksianus Britton & Rose
Cephalocereus millspaughii Britton
Cephalocereus nobilis (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Cephalocereus urbanianus (K. Schum.) Britton & Rose
Cereus nobilis Haw.
Pilocereus urbanianus K. Schum.
Pilosocereus millspaughii (Britton) Byles & G. D. Rowley

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
  5. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  6. Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdildo  1Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
Englishorgan cactus  1Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
Englishwild fig as Cephalocereus millspaughii1Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: as Cephalocereus millspaughii
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTobago Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Quintana Roo, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Tobago], United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British)

Reference(s)
  1. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: lists as "royeni"
  2. Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:151.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435223. Accessed 12 May 2026.