Genus Cephalocleistocactus F. Ritter

Usually considered a synonym of Cleistocactus Lem.


Summary
Genus number:
13889
Last updated:
13 February 2004
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Trichocereeae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. Hunt, D. R. & N. P. Taylor. 1990. The genera of Cactaceae: progress towards consensus. Bradleya 8:91. Note: = Cleistocactus Lem.
  3. Hunt, D. R. 1997. Updating the CITES Cactaceae Checklist (CCC1): author citations. Cactaceae Consensus Init. 2:3. Note: accepts
  4. Hunt, D. R. 1999. The genera of the Cactoideae, current status. Cactaceae Consensus Init. 8:13. Note: provisionally accepted by IOS Cactaceae Working Party pending formal ballot
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/taxonomygenus?id=13889. Accessed 24 June 2026.