Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

name cited:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
name cited (basionym):
Cereus giganteus Engelm.
name recognized (basionym):
Cereus giganteus Engelm.

drawing: B. Everard

family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Pachycereeae

epithet: giganteus,-a,-um

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homotypic synonyms:
Cereus giganteus Engelm.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Pilocereus engelmannii Lemaire; Pilocereus giganteus Rumpler;