Cephalocereus

Cephalocereus
Cephalocereus senilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Echinocereeae
Genus: Cephalocereus
Pfeiff.
Type species
Cephalocereus senilis
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Cephalophorus Lem.
  • Haseltonia Backeb.
  • Neobuxbaumia Backeb.
  • Neodawsonia Backeb.
  • Pilocereus Lem., nom. superfl.
  • Pseudomitrocereus Bravo & Buxb.
  • Rooksbya (Backeb.) Backeb.

Cephalocereus is a genus of slow-growing, columnar-shaped, blue-green cacti. The genus is native to Mexico.

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