Cephalocereus macrocephalus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 197. 1897–1899

is basionym for Carnegiea macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2(3): 109. 1992

is basionym for Cereus macrocephalus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) A.Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 62. 1905

is basionym for Neobuxbaumia macrocephala (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) E.Y.Dawson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 173. 1952

is basionym for Pilocereus macrocephalus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort.: 966. 1898

Type: Mexico. [Puebla]: Tehuacan (not located)

Neotype (designated by Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017: 111): Mexico. Puebla: Zapotitlán Salinas, 15 km W de Zapotitlán Salinas, 1575 m, 12 Apr 1970, H. Sánchez-Mejorada 70–0401 (MEXU 133824)

Taxon for this name

Cephalocereus macrocephalus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 197. 1897–1899

1. Tapia, H.J., Bárcenas-Argüello, M.L., Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017: Phylogeny and circumscription of Cephalocereus (Cactaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. – Systematic Botany 42(4): 709-723. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364417X696546