Der botanische Name der Gattung wurde 1754 durch Philip Miller vorgenommen. Die Bezeichnung kommt von den lateinischen Wörtern „cera“ für „Kerze“ bzw. „cereus“ – Wachskerze und bezieht sich auf den wachsartigen Überzug einzelner Arten.
Verbreitungsgebiet:
Mittel- und Südamerika:
Argentinien, Bolivien, Brasilien, Guyana, Kolumbien, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela,
In der Karibik
Kulturhinweise
Substrat:
Mineralische Standardmischung mit Humusanteil
(Bims, Zeolith, Kies, Kieselgur und Humuserde)
Regelmäßig Substrat erneuern ca. alle 3-5 Jahre
Wachstumszeit:
April – September
- Sonniger bis vollsonniger und warmer Standort im Gewächshaus, regengeschützt auf dem Balkon, der Terrasse oder auch im Freien
- Kann reichlich gewässert und regelmäßig gedüngt werden, jedoch sollte das Substrat auch wieder abtrocknen
Ruhezeit:
Oktober – März
- Trocken, durchschnittlich etwa um 10°C, einzelne Arten vertragen kurzzeitige Temperaturabfälle bis -5°C
Fotodetails in der Galerie
Planzennamen und Synonyme nach Edward F. Anderson und Urs Eggli
| – aboriginum | → Harrisia aboriginum | – limensis | → Haageocereus sp. | |
| – acanthurus | → Cleistocactus acanthurus | – lindbergianus | → Selenicereus setaceus | |
| – acidus | → Eulychnia acida | – lindenzweigianus | → Cereus spegazzinii | |
| – acifer | → Echinocereus polyacanthus ssp. acifer | – lindmanii | → Selenicereus setaceus | |
| – ackermannii | → Disocactus ackermannii | – litoralis | → Echinopsis litoralis | |
| – acranthus | → Haageocereus acranthus | – longicaudatus | → Selenicereus vagans | |
| – acutangulus | → Harrisia bonplandii | – longiflorus | → Cereus hexagonus | |
| – adelmarii | – longisetus | → Echinocereus longisetus | ||
| – adscendens | → Harrisia adscendens | – longispinus | → Eulychnia sp. | |
| – adustus | → Echinocereus adustus | – luetzelburgii | → Stephanocereus luetzelburfeu | |
| – -var. radians | → Echinocereus adustus ssp. adustus | – lumbricoides | → Lepismium lumbricoides | |
| – aethiops | – macdonaldiae | → Selenicereus macdonaldiae | ||
| – – var. landbeckii | → Cereus aethiops | – macrocephalus | → Neobuxbaumia macrocephala | |
| – – – melanacanthus | → Cereus aethiops | – macrogonus | → Echinopsis macrogona | |
| – aggregatus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | – macrostibas | → Neoraimondia arequipensis | |
| – – var. bageanus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | – – var. giganteus | → Neoraimondia arequipensis | |
| – alamosensis | → Stenocereus alamosensis | – – – roseiflorus | → Neoraimondia arequipensis ssp. roseiflora | |
| – alatus | → Pseudorhipsalis alata | – maculatus | → Peniocereus maculatus | |
| – albicaulis | – maelenii | → Thelocactus leucacanthus | ||
| – alticostatus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – mallisonii | → Disocactus mallisonii | |
| – amazonicus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. amazonicus | – mamillatus | → Echinocereus brandegeei | |
| – ambiguus | → Peniocereus serpentinus | – margaritensis | → Cereus repandus | |
| – amecaensis | → Disocactus speciosus fa. amecaensis | – – var. micracanthus | → Cereus repandus | |
| – andalgalensis | → Echinopsis huascha | – marginatus | → Pachycereus marginatus | |
| – anguinus | → Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. anguinus | – – fa. gibbosus | → Pachycereus marginatus | |
| – anisitsii | → Cereus spegazzinii | – maritimus | → Echinocereus maritimus | |
| – anisogonus | → Hylocereus triangularis | – markgrafii | → Brasilicereus markgrafii | |
| – anomalus | → Schlumbergera microsphaerica | – martianus | → Disocactus martianus | |
| – antoinii | → Selenicereus pteranthus | – martinii | → Harrisia martinii | |
| – apiciflorus | → Corryocactus apiciflorus | – maxonii | → Pilosocereus leucocephalus | |
| – apoloensis | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. amazonicus | – megalanthus | → Selenicereus megalanthus | |
| – aragonii | → Stenocereus aragonii | – melanotrichus | → Corryocactus melanotrichus | |
| – – var. palmatus | → Stenocereus aragonii | – melanurus | → Arthrocereus melanurus | |
| – arboreus | → Leptocereus arboreus | – micranthus | → Lepismium micranthum | |
| – areolatus | → Cleistocactus parviflorus | – microspermus | → Browningia microsperma | |
| – arequipensis | → Neoraimondia arequipensis | – microsphaericus | → Schlumbergera microsphaerica | |
| – argentinensis | – mieckleyanus | → Pachycereus schottii | ||
| – articulatus | → Tephrocactus articulatus | – milesimus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | |
| – assurgens | → Leptocereus assurgens | – militaris | → Pachycereus militaris | |
| – atacamensis | → Echinopsis atacamensis | – minensis | → Cipocereus minensis | |
| – atroviridis | → Cereus repandus | – minutiflorus | → Hylocereus minutiflorus | |
| – aureus | → Corryocactus aureus | – mirabella | ||
| – aurivillus | → Cleistocactus icosagonus | – miravallensis | → Selenicereus testudo | |
| – azureus | → Cereus aethiops | – mixtecensis | → Polaskia chichipe | |
| – backebergii | → Pilosocereus lanuginosus | – mojavensis | → Echinocereus mojavensis | |
| – bageanus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | – – var. zuniensis | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – balansae | → Harrisia bonplandii | – monacanthus | → Hylocereus monacanthus | |
| – ballivianii | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. amazonicus | – monoclonos | → Pilosocereus royenii | |
| – baumannii | → Cleistocactus baumannii | – monvilleanus | → Cleistocactus sp. | |
| – – var. colubrinus | → Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. baumannii | – moritzianus | → Pilosocereus lanuginosus | |
| – – – flavispinus | → Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. baumannii | – mortensenii | ||
| – bavosus | → Pachycereus hollianus | – multangularis | → Haageocereus sp. | |
| – baxaniensis | → Acanthocereus baxaniensis | – multiplex | → Echinopsis oxygona | |
| – baxanus | → Acanthocereus baxaniensis | – munzii | → Echinocereus engelmannii var. munzii | |
| – beneckei | → Stenocereus beneckei | – myosurus | → Lepismium cruciforme | |
| – berlandieri | → Echinocereus berlandieri | – napoleonis | → Hylocereus trigonus | |
| – bertinii | → Austrocactus bertinii | – nashii | → Harrisia nashii | |
| – bicolor | – nelsonii | → Selenicereus nelsonii | ||
| – biformis | → Disocactus biformis | – neomexicanus | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – bigelovii | → Echinocereus mojavensis | – neonesioticus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | |
| – – var. zuniensis | → Echinocereus coccineus | – – var. interior | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | |
| – biolleyi | → Weberocereus biolleyi | – neotetragonus | → Cereus sp. | |
| – blanckii | → Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. brevispinus | – nesioticus | → Brachycereus nesioticus | |
| – boeckmannii | → Selenicereus pteranthus | – neumannii | → Peniocereus hirschtianus | |
| – bonplandii | → Harrisia bonplandii | – nigripilis | → Echinopsis sp. | |
| – brachypetalus | → Corryocactus brachypetalus | – nitens | → Echinopsis lamprochlora | |
| – bradtianus | → Grusonia bradtiana | – nitidus | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – brandegeei | → Echinocereus brandegeei | – nobilis | → Pilosocereus royenii | |
| – braunii | – nudiflorus | → Dendrocereus nudiflorus | ||
| – brevispinulus | → Selenicereus pteranthus | – nyctago | → Peniocereus hirschtianus | |
| – brevistylus | → Corryocactus brevistylus | – nycticalus | → Selenicereus pteranthus | |
| – bridgesii | → Echinopsis lageniformis | – – var. viridior | → Selenicereus pteranthus | |
| – brittonianus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. diffusus | – obtusangulus | → Schlumbergera microsphaerica | |
| – brookii | → Harrisia brookii | – ocamponis | → Hylocereus ocamponis | |
| – brooksianus | → Pilosocereus polygonus | – octacanthus | → Echinocereus sp. | |
| – cabralensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – olfersii | → Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides | |
| – caespitosus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii | – oligolepis | → Pilosocereus oligolepis | |
| – – var. castaneus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii | – orcuttii | → Pacherocactus orcuttii | |
| – – – major | → Echinocereus reichenbachii | – ovatus | → Tephrocactus aoracanthus | |
| – – – minor | → Echinocereus reichenbachii | – oxygonus | → Echinopsis oxygona | |
| – calcaratus | → Hylocereus calcaratus | – oxypetalus | → Epiphyllum oxypetalum | |
| – calcirupicola | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – pachyrhizus | ||
| – – ssp. cabralensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – pacificus | → Echinocereus polyacanthus ssp. pacificus | |
| – – – cipoensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – palmeri | → Pachycereus schottii | |
| – – var. albicans | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – paniculatus | → Leptocereus paniculatus | |
| – – – cabralensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – papillosus | → Echinocereus papillosus | |
| – – – cipoensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – paradisiacus | → Selenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus | |
| – – – pluricostatus | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – parviflorus | → Cleistocactus parviflorus | |
| – californicus | → Cylindropuntia californica | – parvulus | → Schlumbergera microsphaerica | |
| – callianthus | → Praecereus saxicola | – patagonicus | → Austrocactus patagonicus | |
| – callicoche | → Astrophytum myriostigma | – paucispinus | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – calvus | → Pachycereus pringlei | – paulensis | → Coleocephalocereus fluminensis ssp. fluminensis | |
| – campinensis | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – paxtonianus | → Praecereus euchlorus | |
| – – ssp. piedadensis | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – pecten-aboriginum | → Pachycereus pectenaboriginum | |
| – – var. piedadensis | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – pectinatus | → Echinocereus pectinatus | |
| – candelabrum | → Pachycereus weberi | – – var. armatus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. armatus | |
| – candelaris | → Browningia candelaris | – – – centralis | → Echinomastus intertextus | |
| – candicans | → Echinopsis candicans | – – – laevior | → Echinocereus pectinatus | |
| – – var. courantii | → Echinopsis candicans | – – – rigidissimus | → Echinocereus rigidissimus | |
| – – – tenuispinus | → Echinopsis candicans | – – – spinosus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. armatus | |
| – carrwrightianus | → Armatocereus cartwrightianus | – pectinifer | → Echinocereus pectinatus | |
| – castaneus | → Eulychnia castanea | – pellucidus | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – catingicola | → Pilosocereus catingicola | – penicillatus | → Arrojadoa penicillata | |
| – cavendishii | → Praecereus saxicola | – pensilis | → Echinocereus pensilis | |
| – celsianus | → Oreocereus celsianus | – pentaedrophorus | → Pilosocereus pentaedrophorus | |
| – cephalomacrostibas | → Echinopsis cephalomacrostibas | – pentagonus | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – chachapoyensis | → Corryocactus chachapoyensis | – pentalophus | → Echinocereus pentalophus | |
| – chacoanus | → Stetsonia coryne | – – var. leptacanthus | → Echinocereus pentalophus ssp. pentalophus | |
| – chalybaeus | → Cereus aethiops | – – – radicans | → Echinocereus pentalophus | |
| – chende | → Polaskia chende | – – – simplex | → Echinocereus pentalophus | |
| – chichipe | → Polaskia chichipe | – – – subarticulatus | → Echinocereus pentalophus | |
| – chiloensis | → Echinopsis chiloensis | – perlucens | → Cereus hexagonus | |
| – chiotilla | → Escontria chiotilla | – pernambucensis | → Cereus fernambucensis | |
| – chloranthus | → Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. chloranthus | – peruvianus | → Cereus repandus | |
| – chlorocarpus | → Browningia chlorocarpa | – phaeacanthus | → Brasilicereus phaeacanthus | |
| – chosicensis | → Haageocereus pseudomelanostele | – – var. breviflorus | → Brasilicereus phaeacanthus | |
| – chrysacanthus | → Pilosocereus chrysacanthus | – phatnospermus | ||
| – chrysomallus | → Pachycereus militaris | – – ssp. adelmarii | → Cereus adelmarii | |
| – chrysostele | → Pilosocereus chrysostele | – – – kroenleinii | → Cereus kroenleinii | |
| – cinerascens | → Echinocereus cinerascens | – philippii | → Austrocactus philippii | |
| – – var. fendleri | → Echinocereus fendleri | – phoeniceus | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – cinnabarinus | → Disocactus cinnabarinus | – – var. conoideus | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – cipoensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. calcirupicola | – – – pacificus | → Echinocereus polyacanthus ssp. pacificus | |
| – claroviridis | → Pilosocereus lanuginosus | – phyllanthoides | → Disocactus phyllanthoides | |
| – clavatus | → Stenocereus griseus | – phyllanthus | → Epiphyllum phyllanthus | |
| – coccineus | → Echinocereus coccineus | – piauhyensis | → Pilosocereus piauhyensis | |
| – – var. cylindricus | → Echinocereus sp. | – pierre-braunianus | ||
| – – – melanacanthus | → Echinocereus sp. | – pitajaya | → Acanthocereus sp. | |
| – cochabambensis | – plagiostoma | → Cleistocactus plagiostoma | ||
| – – – var. longicarpus | → Cereus cochabambensis | – platinospinus | → Haageocereus platinospinus | |
| – cochal | → Myrtillocactus cochal | – platycarpus | → Rhipsalis sp. | |
| – coerulescens | → Cereus aethiops | – platygonus | → Cereus argentinensis | |
| – – var. melanacanthus | → Cereus aethiops | – plumieri | → Hylocereus trigonus | |
| – colosseus | → Cereus lamprospermus ssp. colosseus | – polyacanthus | → Echinocereus polyacanthus | |
| – colubrinus | → Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. baumannii | – polygonus | → Pilosocereus polygonus | |
| – – var. flavispinus | → Cleistocactus baumannii ssp. baumannii | – polylophus | → Neobuxbaumia polylopha | |
| – columna-trajani | → Cephalocereus columnatrajani | – polymorphus | → Echinopsis sp. | |
| – comarapanus | – polyrhizus | → Hylocereus monacanthus | ||
| – cometes | → Pilosocereus sp. | – pomanensis | → Harrisia pomanensis | |
| – compressus | → Hylocereus triangularis | – – var. grossei | → Harrisia bonplandii | |
| – concolor | → Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. cylindricus | – pomifer | → Acanthocereus sp. | |
| – coniflorus | → Selenicereus coniflorus | – poselgeri | → Echinocereus poselgeri | |
| – conoideus | → Echinocereus coccineus | – pottsii | → Peniocereus greggii var. greggii | |
| – coquimbanus | → Echinopsis coquimbana | – princeps | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – coryne | → Stetsonia coryne | – pringlei | → Pachycereus pringlei | |
| – crassisepalus | → Cipocereus crassisepalus | – procumbens | → Echinocereus pentalophus ssp. procumbens | |
| – crenatus | → Epiphyllum crenatum | – propinquus | → Echinocereus pentalophus | |
| – cruciformis | → Lepismium cruciforme | – pruinosus | → Stenocereus pruinosus | |
| – ctenoides | → Echinocereus dasyacanthus | – pseudomelanostele | → Haageocereus pseudomelanostele | |
| – cylindricus | → Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica | – – var. laredensis | → Haageocereus sp. | |
| – damazioi | → Schlumbergera microsphaerica | – pseudothelegonus | → Cleistocactus leonensis | |
| – dasyacanthus | → Echinocereus dasyacanthus | – pteranthus | → Selenicereus pteranthus | |
| – – var. minor | → Echinocereus roetteri | – pterocaulis | → Rhipsalis paradoxa | |
| – – – neomexicanus | → Echinocereus dasyacanthus | – pugionifer | → Myrtillocactus geometrizans | |
| – – – spurius | → Echinocereus pectinatus | – pulchellus | → Echinocereus pulchellus | |
| – dautwitzii | → Espostoa lanata | – purpusii | → Hylocereus purpusii | |
| – dayamii | → Cereus stenogonus | – quadrangulispinus | → Myrtillocactus geometrizans | |
| – decumbens | → Haageocereus decumbens | – quadricostatus | → Leptocereus quadricostatus | |
| – deficiens | → Stenocereus griseus | – queretaroensis | → Stenocereus queretaroensis | |
| – deflexispinus | → Echinopsis knuthiana | – radicans | → Hylocereus sp. | |
| – – var. spurius | → Echinocereus pectinatus | – ramosus | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – denudatus | → Gymnocalycium denudatum | – ramulosus | → Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa | |
| – deserticola | → Echinopsis deserticola | – reductus | → Gymnocalycium gibbosum | |
| – diffusus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. diffusus | – regelii | → Harrisia pomanensis ssp. regelii | |
| – diguetii | → Peniocereus striatus | – reichenbachianus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. reichenbachii | |
| – divaricatus | → Harrisia divaricata | – – var. castaneus | → Echinocereus reichenbachii | |
| – donkelaarii | → Selenicereus donkelaarii | – remolinensis | → Cereus repandus | |
| – dubius | → Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus | – repandus | ||
| – dumortieri | → Isolatocereus dumortieri | – rhodacanthus | → Denmoza rhodacantha | |
| – dusenii | → Austrocactus bertinii | – rhodanthus | → Arrojadoa rhodantha | |
| – dussii | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | – rhodoleucanthus | → Praecereus saxicola | |
| – dybowskii | → Espostoopsis dybowskii | – rhombeus | → Rhipsalis sp. | |
| – dyckii | → Stenocereus stellatus | – ridleii | → Cereus spegazzinii | |
| – eburneus | → Stenocereus griseus | – ritteri | → Praecereus saxicola | |
| – edulis | → Stenocereus pruinosus | – – ssp. parapetiensis | → Praecereus saxicola | |
| – ehrenbergii | → Echinocereus cinerascens ssp. cinerascens | – robinii | → Pilosocereus polygonus | |
| – eichlamii | → Stenocereus eichlamii | – – var. deeringii | → Pilosocereus polygonus | |
| – ekmanii | → Leptocereus ekmanii | – roemeri | → Echinocereus coccineus | |
| – elegantissimus | → Disocactus schrankii | – roetteri | → Echinocereus roetteri | |
| – emoryi | → Bergerocactus emoryi | – roezlii | → Cleistocactus roezlii | |
| – engelmannii | → Echinocereus engelmannii | – roseanus | → Selenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus | |
| – – var. chrysocentrus | → Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus | – roseiflorus | ||
| – – – variegatus | → Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus | – rostratus | → Selenicereus hamatus | |
| – enneacanthus | → Echinocereus enneacanthus | – rothii | → Selenicereus macdonaldiae | |
| – eriophorus | → Harrisia eriophora | – royenii | → Pilosocereus royenii | |
| – – var. fragrans | → Harrisia fragrans | – ruficeps | → Neobuxbaumia macrocephala | |
| – eriotrichus | → Cleistocactus acanthurus ssp. acanthurus | – rufispinus | → Echinocereus adustus ssp. adustus | |
| – eruca | → Stenocereus eruca | – russelianus | → Cereus fricii | |
| – erythrocephalus | → Denmoza rhodacantha | – russellianus | → Schlumbergera russelliana | |
| – estevesii | – saddianus | |||
| – estrellensis | → Weberocereus biolleyi | – salm-dyckianus | → Echinocereus scheeri | |
| – euchlorus | → Praecereus euchlorus | – salmianus | → Echinocereus scheeri | |
| – – ssp. alticostatus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – sanborgianus | → Echinocereus brandegeei | |
| – – – leucanthus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – santiaguensis | → Echinopsis spachiana | |
| – – – rhodoleucanthus | → Praecereus saxicola | – sargentianus | → Pachycereus schottii | |
| – euphorbioides | → Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides | – saxicola | → Praecereus saxicola | |
| – extensus | → Selenicereus extensus | – scandens | → Hylocereus monacanthus | |
| – eyriesii | → Echinopsis eyriesii | – scheeri | → Echinocereus scheeri | |
| – farinosus | → Stenocereus beneckei | – schelhasei | → Echinopsis sp. | |
| – fascicularis | → Haageocereus fascicularis | – schenckii | → Myrtillocactus schenckii | |
| – fendleri | → Echinocereus fendleri | – schickendantzii | → Echinopsis schickendantzii | |
| – – var. pauperculus | → Echinocereus fendleri ssp. fendleri | – schmollii | → Echinocereus schmollii | |
| – fernambucensis | – schomburgkii | → Hylocereus sp. | ||
| – – ssp. fernambucensis | – schottii | → Pachycereus schottii | ||
| – – – sericifer | – – var. australis | → Pachycereus schottii | ||
| – fimbriatus | → Stenocereus fimbriatus | – schrankii | → Disocactus schrankii | |
| – flagelliformis | → Disocactus flagelliformis | – sciurus | → Echinocereus sciurus | |
| – – var. leptophis | → Disocactus flagelliformis | – sclerocarpus | → Jasminocereus thouarsii var. sclerocarpus | |
| – flagriformis | → Disocactus flagelliformis | – scopa | → Parodia scopa | |
| – flavispinus | → Haageocereus sp. | – scoparius | → Neobuxbaumia scoparia | |
| – fluminensis | → Coleocephalocereus fluminensis | – senilis | → Cephalocereus senilis | |
| – forbesii | → Cereus validus | – sepium | → Cleistocactus sepium | |
| – fossulatus | → Oreocereus celsianus | – sericatus | → Espostoa lanata | |
| – freiburgensis | → Disophyllum sp. | – sericifer | → Cereus fernambucensis ssp. sericifer | |
| – fricii | – serpens | → Cleistocactus serpens | ||
| – fulviceps | → Pachycereus fulviceps | – serpentinus | → Peniocereus serpentinus | |
| – galapagensis | → Jasminocereus thouarsii var. thouarsii | – serratus | → Disocactus speciosus | |
| – gemmatus | → Pachycereus marginatus | – serruliflorus | → Harrisia divaricata | |
| – geometrizans | → Myrtillocactus geometrizans | – setaceus | → Selenicereus setaceus | |
| – – var. cochal | → Myrtillocactus cochal | – setosus | → Lepismium cruciforme | |
| – ghiesbreghtii | → Armatocereus laetus | – sextonianus | → Cleistocactus sextonianus | |
| – gibbosus | → Gymnocalycium gibbosum | – silvestrii | → Echinopsis chamaecereus | |
| – giganteus | → Carnegiea gigantea | – sirul | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – glaber | → Weberocereus glaber | – smaragdiflorus | → Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus | |
| – gladiatus | → Echinopsis candicans | – smithianus | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. smithianus | |
| – glaziovii | → Arthrocereus glaziovii | – smithii | → Disocactus mallisonii | |
| – goebelianus | → Coleocephalocereus goebelianus | – sonorensis | → Stenocereus alamosensis | |
| – goiasensis | → Cereus jamacaru ssp. goiasensis | – spachianus | → Echinopsis spachiana | |
| – gonacanthus | → Echinocereus triglochidiatus | – speciosissimus | → Disocactus speciosus | |
| – gonzalezii | → Weberocereus tunilla | – speciosus | → Disocactus speciosus | |
| – gounellei | → Pilosocereus gounellei | – spegazzinii | ||
| – gracilis | → Harrisia gracilis | – – var. ebenacanthus | → Cereus spegazzinii | |
| – – var. aboriginum | → Harrisia aboriginum | – spinibarbis | → Echinopsis spinibarbis | |
| – – – simpsonii | → Harrisia simpsonii | – spinulosus | → Selenicereus spinulosus | |
| – grandiflorus | → Selenicereus grandiflorus | – squamosus | → Facheiroa squamosa | |
| – grandispinus | → Stenocereus fimbriatus | – squamulosus | → Lepismium cruciforme | |
| – greggii | → Peniocereus greggii | – squarrosus | → Corryocactus squarrosus | |
| – – var. cismontanus | → Peniocereus greggii var. greggii | – stellatus | → Stenocereus stellatus | |
| – – – roseiflorus | → Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus | – stenogonus | ||
| – – – transmontanus | → Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus | – stenopterus | → Hylocereus stenopterus | |
| – grenadensis | → Cereus repandus | – stramineus | → Echinocereus stramineus | |
| – griseus | → Stenocereus griseus | – strausii | → Cleistocactus strausii | |
| – grossei | → Cleistocactus grossei | – striatus | → Peniocereus striatus | |
| – grusonianus | → Selenicereus macdonaldiae | – strigosus | → Echinopsis strigosa | |
| – guatemalensis | → Hylocereus guatemalensis | – sublanatus | → Pilosocereus sp. | |
| – guelichii | → Harrisia bonplandii | – subrepandus | → Harrisia gracilis | |
| – gummosus | → Stenocereus gummosus | – superbus | → Disocactus speciosus | |
| – haageanus | – swartzii | → Pilosocereus royenii | ||
| – hallensis | → Selenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus | – syringacanthus | → Tephrocactus articulatus | |
| – hamatus | → Selenicereus hamatus | – tacaquirensis | → Echinopsis tacaquirensis | |
| – hankeanus | – tacuaralensis | |||
| – hassleri | → Selenicereus setaceus | – tarijensis | → Echinopsis tarijensis | |
| – haynei | → Matucana haynei | – taylorii | → Harrisia taylorii | |
| – hermentianus | → Pilosocereus sp. | – tenuis | → Lepismium cruciforme | |
| – hexaedrus | → Echinocereus coccineus | – tenuispinus | → Lepismium cruciforme | |
| – hexagonus | – tephracanthus | → Harrisia tephracantha | ||
| – hildmannianus | – terscheckii | → Echinopsis terscheckii | ||
| – – ssp. hildmannianus | – testudo | → Selenicereus testudo | ||
| – – – uruguayanus | – tetetzo | → Neobuxbaumia tetetzo | ||
| – – – xanthocarpus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | – tetracanthus | → Harrisia tephracantha | |
| – hirschtianus | → Peniocereus hirschtianus | – tetragonus | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – hollianus | → Pachycereus hollianus | – thelegonoides | → Echinopsis thelegonoides | |
| – hondurensis | → Selenicereus hondurensis | – thelegonus | → Echinopsis thelegona | |
| – hookeri | → Epiphyllum hookeri | – thouarsii | → Jasminocereus thouarsii | |
| – hoppenstedtii | → Cephalocereus columnatrajani | – thurberi | → Stenocereus thurberi | |
| – huilunchu | – – var. littoralis | → Stenocereus thurberi ssp. littoralis | ||
| – huitcholensis | → Echinocereus polyacanthus ssp. huitcholensis | – titan | → Pachycereus pringlei | |
| – humboldtii | → Cleistocactus icosagonus | – tominensis | → Cleistocactus tominensis | |
| – huntingtonianus | → Cereus sp. | – tonduzii | → Weberocereus tonduzii | |
| – hyalacanthus | → Cleistocactus hyalacanthus | – tonelianus | → Stenocereus stellatus | |
| – hypogaeus | → Austrocactus sp. | – tortuosus | → Harrisia tortuosa | |
| – hystrix | → Stenocereus fimbriatus | – triangularis | → Hylocereus triangularis | |
| – ianthothele | → Lepismium ianthothele | – – var. major | → Hylocereus trigonus | |
| – icosagonus | → Cleistocactus icosagonus | – tricostatus | → Hylocereus undatus | |
| – imbricatus | → Cylindropuntia imbricata | – triglochidiatus | → Echinocereus triglochidiatus | |
| – inermis | → Astrophytum myriostigma | – trigonodendron | ||
| – insularis | – trigonus | → Hylocereus trigonus | ||
| – iquiquensis | → Eulychnia iquiquensis | – – var. costaricensis | → Hylocereus costaricensis | |
| – irradians | → Selenicereus pteranthus | – – – guatemalensis | → Hylocereus guatemalensis | |
| – isogonus | → Cleistocactus icosagonus | – trinitatensis | → Hylocereus monacanthus | |
| – jalapaensis | → Selenicereus grandiflorus ssp. grandiflorus | – trollii | → Oreocereus trollii | |
| – jamacaru | – truncatus | → Schlumbergera truncata | ||
| – – ssp. calcirupicola | – tuberosus | → Echinocereus poselgeri | ||
| – – – goiasensis | – tubiflorus | → Echinopsis tubiflora | ||
| – – – jamacaru | – tunilla | → Weberocereus tunilla | ||
| – jusbertii | → Harrisia “Jusbertii” | – tupizensis | → Cleistocactus tupizensis | |
| – karstenii | → Selenicereus inermis | – turbinatus | → Echinopsis eyriesii | |
| – kerben | → Stenocereus kerberi | – ulei | → Pilosocereus ulei | |
| – knuthianus | → Selenicereus hondurensis | – undatus | → Hylocereus undatus | |
| – kroenleinii | – undulosus | → Dendrocereus undulosus | ||
| – kunthianus | → Selenicereus pteranthus | – urbanianus | → Selenicereus urbanianus | |
| – laetus | → Armatocereus laetus | – uruguayanus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus | |
| – laevigatus | → Stenocereus laevigatus | – vagans | → Selenicereus vagans | |
| – – var. guatemalensis | → Stenocereus eichlamii | – validus | ||
| – lageniformis | → Echinopsis lageniformis | – vargasianus | ||
| – lamprochlorus | → Echinopsis lamprochlora | – variabilis | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – – var. salinicola | → Echinopsis candicans | – vasmeri | → Acanthocereus tetragonus | |
| – lamprospermus | – vaupelii | → Selenicereus pteranthus | ||
| – – ssp. colosseus | – versicolor | → Haageocereus versicolor | ||
| – – – lamprospermus | – – var. lasiacanthus | → Haageocereus versicolor | ||
| – lanatus | → Espostoa lanata | – – – xanthacanthus | → Haageocereus versicolor | |
| – – ssp. sericatus | → Espostoa lanata | – victoriensis | → Pilosocereus leucocephalus | |
| – landbeckii | → Cereus aethiops | – viperinus | → Peniocereus viperinus | |
| – laniceps | → Cleistocactus laniceps | – viridiflorus | → Echinocereus viridiflorus | |
| – lanosus | – – var. cylindricus | → Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. cylindricus | ||
| – lanuginosus | → Pilosocereus lanuginosus | – – – minor | → Echinocereus viridiflorus | |
| – latifrons | → Epiphyllum oxypetalum | – – – tubulosus | → Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. cylindricus | |
| – lauterbachii | → Praecereus euchlorus ssp. euchlorus | – warmingii | → Pilosocereus arrabidae | |
| – leeanus | → Echinocereus polyacanthus ssp. polyacanthus | – weberbaueri | → Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri | |
| – lemairei | → Hylocereus monacanthus | – weberi | → Pachycereus weberi | |
| – leonii | → Leptocereus leonii | – weingartianus | → Leptocereus weingartianus | |
| – lepidanthus | → Pachycereus lepidanthus | – wercklei | → Selenicereus wercklei | |
| – leptacanthus | → Echinocereus pentalophus ssp. pentalophus | – wittii | → Selenicereus wittii | |
| – leptophis | → Disocactus flagelliformis | – xanthocarpus | → Cereus hildmannianus ssp. hildmannianus | |
| – leucanthus | → Echinopsis leucantha | – yunckeri | → Stenocereus yuncker | |
| – leucostele | → Stephanocereus leucostele | – zehntneri | → Pilosocereus gounellei ssp. zehntneri |
