Cephalocereus mezcalaensisBravo
First published in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 3: 378 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SW. Mexico. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Synonyms
Has 10 Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Carnegiea mezcalaensis (Bravo) P.V.Heath inCalyx 2: 109 (1992)
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis (Bravo) Backeb. inBeitr. Sukkulentenk. Sukkulentenpflege 1940: 3 (1941)
- Pilocereus mezcalaensis (Bravo) W.T.Marshall inW.T.Marshall & T.N.Bock, Cactaceae Ill. Keys: 75 (1941)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Carnegiea mezcalaensis var.multiareolata (E.Y.Dawson) P.V.Heath inCalyx 2: 109 (1992)
- Cephalocereus mezcalaensis var.multiareolatus E.Y.Dawson inAllan Hancock Found. Publ. Occas. Pap. 1: 9 (1948)
- Cephalocereus mezcalaensis var.robustus E.Y.Dawson inAllan Hancock Found. Publ. Occas. Pap. 1: 9 (1948)
- Cephalocereus multiareolatus (E.Y.Dawson) H.J.Tapia & S.Arias inSyst. Bot. 42: 719 (2017)
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis var.multiareolata (E.Y.Dawson) E.Y.Dawson inCact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 169 (1952)
- Neobuxbaumia mezcalaensis var.robusta (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. inCact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 122 (1951)
- Neobuxbaumia multiareolata (E.Y.Dawson) Bravo, Scheinvar & Sánchez-Mej. inCact. Suc. Mex. 17: 120 (1972)
Classification
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassEquisetopsida
- SubclassMagnoliidae
- OrderCaryophyllales
- Family
- Genus
- SpeciesCephalocereus mezcalaensis
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An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pilocereus mezcalaensis.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0