Cephalocereus nizandensis (Bravo & T. MacDoug.) Buxb.

• in Kakteen And. Sukk. 16: 45. 1965. This name is reported by Cactaceae as an accepted name in the genus Cephalocereus (family Cactaceae). Cephalocereus nizandensis (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) Buxb. (worldfloraonline.org)
• The record derives from Caryophyllales.org (data supplied on 2023-12-08) which reports it as an accepted name (record 576333f1-a21d-4a10-853d-9e9ed889145c )

Cephalocereus nizandensis is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Mexico in Oaxaca in Juchitán de Zaragoza, on rocky soils at 200 m altitude (200 m)

 

Description

It is a wooded cactus up to 3 m tall with a stem of 12 to 15 cm in diameter and 25 to 28 ribs; It has 6 central spines 1 cm long and approx. 16 radial spines 1.5 to 3 cm long.

Taxonomy

Cephalocereus nizandensis was described by (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) F.Buxb. and published in Kakteen And. Sukk. 16:45. 1965.​

Synonymity

• Neodawsonia nizandensis.

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