Pachycereus grandis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Pachycereus
Species: Pachycereus grandis

Name

Pachycereus grandis Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 421 (1909).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cereus bergerianus Vaupel, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 24 (1913).

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12 (10): 420.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pachycereus grandis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pachycereus grandis. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pachycereus grandis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pachycereus grandis. Accessed: 20 February 2025. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pachycereus grandis. Accessed: 2025 February 20.
• Pachycereus grandis – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

• español: Cardón grande, organo cenizo

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