Taxon:  Pilosocereus chrysacanthus (F. A. C. Weber) Byles & G. D. Rowley



Summary
Genus:
Pilosocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cereeae
Nomen number:
454449
Place of publication:
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19:66.  1957
Verified:
08/28/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pilocereus chrysacanthus F. A. C. Weber

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cephalocereus chrysacanthus (F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  3. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  4. Zappi, D. C. 1994. Pilosocereus (Cactaceae): the genus in Brazil. Succ. Pl. Res. 3:144.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca, Puebla]

Reference(s)
  1. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454449. Accessed 5 October 2026.