Cactaceae

Lava cactus

Brachycereus nesioticus (K.Schum.) Backeb.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Brachycereus

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Common names

By language (11)

Catalan: Cactus de lava
Chinese: 飞龙柱
English: Lava cactus
French: Lave cactus
Indonesian: Kaktus lava
Italian: Brachycereus
Japanese: ヨウガンサボテン
Malay: Kaktus lava
Persian: کاکتوس گدازه
Portuguese: Brachycereus
Spanish: Brachycereus, Cactus de Lava

Synonyms

Cereus nesioticus K.Schum.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.