Cephalocereus mezcalaensis

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Bravo, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 3: 378. (1932)

Homotypic
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis (Bravo) Backeb. in Beitr. Sukkulentenk. Sukkulentenpflege 1941: 3. (1941)
- Pilocereus mezcalaensis (Bravo) W.T.Marshall, Cactaceae: 75. (1941)
- Carnegiea mezcalaensis (Bravo) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2(3): 109. (1992)
Heterotypic
- Cephalocereus mezcalaensis var. multiareolatus E.Y.Dawson, Allan Hancock Found. Publ. Occas. Pap. 1: 9 (1948)
- Cephalocereus multiareolatus (E.Y.Dawson) H.J.Tapia & S.Arias, Syst. Bot. 42: 719 (2017)
- Cephalocereus mezcalaensis var. robustus E.Y.Dawson, Allan Hancock Found. Publ. Occas. Pap. 1: 9. (1948)
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis var. robusta (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 122. (1951)
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis var. robusta (E.Y.Dawson) E.Y.Dawson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 169. (1952)

Note: CACO (2025) prefers to accept Cephalocereus multiareolatus, unlike POWO (2025), as WS can not take sides a taxon page is available.

Native distribution areas:
Cephalocereus mezcalaensis Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017. Phylogeny and circumscription of Cephalocereus (Cactaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Systematic Botany 42(4): 709-723. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X696546 ResearchGate Reference page.

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International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cephalocereus mezcalaensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2021. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cephalocereus mezcalaensis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 17. Reference page.
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