| Home Page | Cephalocereus represent about 5 slow growing columnar cactus species from Mexico. It used to be much larger genus (Britton & Rose list 48 species), but many of the species have been moved to the genus Pilosocereus. The name Cephalocereus means 'Cereus with a cephalium', Cereus being the name of a fairly large category of columnar cactus. In turn Cereus is coming from the latine for 'candle'. Older specimen develop a cephalium, hairier area on their side, from where the trumpet shaped flowers are coming.
Propagation is by seeds or sometimes by cuttings.
Cephalocereus apicicephalium Cephalocereus columna-trajani Organo Cephalocereus nizandensis Cephalocereus senilis Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico, Cabeza de Viejo Cephalocereus totolapensis Synonym and obsolete names Cephalocereus alensis synonym of Pilosocereus alensis Cephalocereus arrabidae synonym of Pilosocereus arrabidae Cephalocereus atroviridis synonym of Cereus repandus (Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Apple Cactus) Cephalocereus aurisetus synonym of Pilosocereus aurisetus Cephalocereus backebergii synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus bahamensis synonym of Pilosocereus polygonus (Bahama Dildo, Robin Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus barbadensis synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus blossfeldiorum synonym of Espostoa blossfeldiorum Cephalocereus bradei synonym of Cipocereus bradei Cephalocereus brasiliensis synonym of Pilosocereus brasiliensis Cephalocereus brooksianus synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus catingicola synonym of Pilosocereus catingicola Cephalocereus chrysacanthus synonym of Pilosocereus chrysacanthus Cephalocereus chrysomallus synonym of Pachycereus militaris Cephalocereus chrysostele synonym of Pilosocereus chrysostele Cephalocereus claroviridis synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus collinsii synonym of Pilosocereus purpusii (Viejos) Cephalocereus colombianus synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus cometes synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus cuyabensis synonym of Pilosocereus machrisii Cephalocereus deeringii synonym of Pilosocereus polygonus (Bahama Dildo, Robin Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus delaetii synonym of Echinocereus longisetus ssp. delaetii (Viejitos) Cephalocereus dybowskii synonym of Espostoopsis dybowskii Cephalocereus euphorbioides synonym of Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides Cephalocereus exerens synonym of Pilosocereus arrabidae Cephalocereus fluminensis synonym of Coleocephalocereus fluminensis Cephalocereus fricii synonym of Cereus fricii Cephalocereus fulviceps synonym of Pachycereus fulviceps Cephalocereus gaumeri synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus glaucescens synonym of Pilosocereus glaucescens Cephalocereus glaucochrous synonym of Pilosocereus glaucochrous Cephalocereus gounellei synonym of Pilosocereus gounellei (Xique-Xique) Cephalocereus guentheri synonym of Espostoa guentheri Cephalocereus guerreronis synonym of Pilosocereus alensis Cephalocereus hagendorfi synonym of Cephalocereus columna-trajani (Organo) Cephalocereus hapalacanthus synonym of Pilosocereus catingicola Cephalocereus hoppenstedtii synonym of Cephalocereus columna-trajani (Organo) Cephalocereus kanukuensis synonym of Pilosocereus oligolepis Cephalocereus keyensis synonym of Pilosocereus polygonus (Bahama Dildo, Robin Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus lanuginosus synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus lehmannianus synonym of Micranthocereus purpureus Cephalocereus leucocephalus synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus leucostele synonym of Stephanocereus leucostele Cephalocereus luetzelburgii synonym of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii Cephalocereus machrisii synonym of Pilosocereus machrisii Cephalocereus macrocephalus synonym of Neobuxbaumia macrocephala Cephalocereus maxonii synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus melanostele synonym of Espostoa melanostele Cephalocereus melocactus synonym of Coleocephalocereus fluminensis Cephalocereus meniensis synonym of Cipocereus minensis Cephalocereus mezcalaensis synonym of Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis Cephalocereus mezcalaensis var. multiareolatus synonym of Neobuxbaumia multiareolata Cephalocereus militaris synonym of Pachycereus militaris Cephalocereus millspaughii synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus minensis synonym of Cipocereus minensis Cephalocereus monoclonos synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus moritzianus synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus nobilis var. curtisii synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus nobilis synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus oligolepis synonym of Pilosocereus oligolepis Cephalocereus palmeri synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus penicillatus synonym of Arrojadoa penicillata Cephalocereus pentaedrophorus synonym of Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus (Facheiro) Cephalocereus perlucens synonym of Cereus hexagonus (Lady of the Night Cactus) Cephalocereus phaeacanthus synonym of Brasilicereus phaeacanthus Cephalocereus piauhyensis synonym of Pilosocereus piauhyensis (Facheiro) Cephalocereus polyanthus synonym of Micranthocereus polyanthus Cephalocereus polygonus synonym of Pilosocereus polygonus (Bahama Dildo, Robin Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus polylophus synonym of Neobuxbaumia polylopha Cephalocereus purpureus synonym of Micranthocereus purpureus Cephalocereus purpusii synonym of Pilosocereus purpusii (Viejos) Cephalocereus quadricentralis synonym of Pilosocereus quadricentralis Cephalocereus remolinensis synonym of Cereus repandus (Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Apple Cactus) Cephalocereus rhodanthus synonym of Arrojadoa rhodantha ssp. rhodantha Cephalocereus robinii synonym of Pilosocereus polygonus (Bahama Dildo, Robin Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus robustus synonym of Pilosocereus ulei Cephalocereus royenii synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus rupicola synonym of Pilosocereus catingicola Cephalocereus russellianus synonym of Cereus fricii Cephalocereus salvadorensis synonym of Pilosocereus catingicola ssp. salvadorensis Cephalocereus sartorianus synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus scoparius synonym of Neobuxbaumia scoparia Cephalocereus sergipensis synonym of Pilosocereus catingicola Cephalocereus smithianus synonym of Praecereus euchlorus ssp. smithianus Cephalocereus strictus synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus swartzii synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus tehuacanus synonym of Pilosocereus leucocephalus (Woolly Torch) Cephalocereus tetazo synonym of Neobuxbaumia tetetzo (Tetetzo, Cardón) Cephalocereus tetetzo synonym of Neobuxbaumia tetetzo (Tetetzo, Cardón) Cephalocereus tweedyanus synonym of Pilosocereus lanuginosus Cephalocereus ulei synonym of Facheiroa ulei Cephalocereus ulei synonym of Pilosocereus ulei Cephalocereus urbanianus synonym of Pilosocereus royenii (Royen's Tree Cactus) Cephalocereus zehntneri synonym of Pilosocereus gounellei ssp. zehntneri
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