Stenocereus

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: S. alamosensis – S. beneckei – S. chacalapensis – S. chrysocarpus – S. eruca – S. fricii – S. griseus – S. gummosus – S. heptagonus – S. huastecorum – S. humilis – S. kerberi – S. laevigatus – S. martinezii – S. montanus – S. pruinosus – S. queretaroensis – S. quevedonis – S. standleyi – S. stellatus – S. thurberi – S. treleasei – S. yunckeri – S. zopilotensis

Stenocereus (A.Berger) Riccob. (1909), nom. cons.

• Type species: S. stellatus (Pfeiff.) Riccob.

• Basionym
  • Cereus subg. Stenocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 66. 1905.

• Heterotypic
  • Cereus [infragen.unranked] Pruinosi Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1849: 48. 1850.
    • Cereus ser. Pruinosi (Salm-Dyck) K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 1: 52. 1897, nom. inval.
    • Rathbunia sect. Horakia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 104. 1992, nom. inval.
      • Type species: non design.
  • Cereus ser. Chlorotini K. Schum.
    • Rathbunia sect. Gibsonia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 103. 1992, nom. nov.
  • Cereus ser. Stellati K. Schum.
    • Rathbunia sect. Stenocladia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 102. 1992.
  • Cereus ser. Prostrati K. Schum.
  • Griseocereus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6(1): 1. 1998, nom. inval.
    • Stenocereus subg. Griseocereus P.V.Heath, Calyx, 5(3): 101. 1996, nom. inval.
  • Hertrichocereus Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 153. 1950.
    • Stenocereus subg. Hertrichocereus (Backeb.) P.V.Heath, Calyx, 5(3): 100: 1996.
    • Rathbunia sect. Hertrichia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 103. 1992, nom. nov.
  • Lemaireocereus Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 424. 1909.
  • Machaerocereus Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 114. 1920.
    • Stenocereus subg. Machaerocereus (Britton & Rose) P.V.Heath, Calyx, 5(3): 100: 1996.
    • Rathbunia sect. Eruca P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 102. 1992, nom. nov.
      • Type species: M. eruca (Brandegee) Britton & Rose
  • Marshallocereus Backeb., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 154. 1950.
    • Type species: M. aragonii (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
  • Neogriseocereus Guiggi, Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 1. 2013.
  • Griseocereus Guiggi, Cactology 3: 7. 2012.
    • Griseocactus Guiggi, Cactology 3(Suppl.): 1. 2012, nom. inval.
      • Type species: N. fimbriatus (Lamarck) Guiggi.
  • Neolemaireocereus Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941(2): 76. 1942.
    • Type species: N. thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb.
  • Rathbunia Britton & Rose, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 12: 414. 1909, nom. rej.
    • • Type species: R. sonorensis (Runge) Britton & Rose
  • Rathbunia nothosect. Dumorakia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 105. 1992, nom. inval.
  • Rathbunia nothosect. Gibsobunia P.V.Heath, Calyx 2(3): 105. 1992.
  • Ritterocereus Backeb., Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941, pt. 2: 76. 1942.
    • Stenocereus subg. Ritterocereus P.V.Heath, Calyx, 5(3): 101. 1996.
  • Stenocereus nothosubg. Grisolatocereus P.V.Heath, Calyx 5(3): 101. 1996.
    • × Grisolatocereus P.V.Heath, Calyx 6(1): 1. 1998.
  • Stenocereus nothosubg. Rittellicereus P.V.Heath, Calyx 5(3): 101. 1996.
    • × Rittellicereus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6(1): 1. 1998.
  • Stenocereus subg. Nigellicereus P.V.Heath, Calyx, 5(3): 100. 1996.
    • Nigellicereus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath, Calyx, 6(1): 1. 1998.

• Riccob. 1909. Bollettino delle Reale Orto Botanico di Palermo 8: 253. Palermo.

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