Cactus polygonus Lam., Encycl. 1(1): 539. 1783
Cactus polygonus, Encycl. 1(1): 539. 1783
is basionym for Pilosocereus polygonus in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19(3): 67. 1957
is basionym for Cereus polygonus, Prodr. 3: 466. 1828
is basionym for Cephalocereus polygonus in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 418. 1909
is basionym for Pilocereus polygonus, Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 196. 1897–1899
Type: Lectotype: Haiti. Port de Paix, Plumier illustration, Opuntia arbor excelsa, Cereiformis, flore albo. Reproduced in Burman (1758: tab. 196), Hunt (in Bradleya 2, 1984: 62), and Mottram (in Bradleya 20, 2002: 109).1