Cactaceae

Cephalocereus tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Diguet

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cephalocereus

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Cephalocereus tetetzo (Cephalocereus tetetzo) — FlowerPhoto: Redes campesinas “La yunta", CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 龟甲柱

Synonyms

Carnegiea tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) P.V.Heath
Cephalocereus tetazo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Diguet
Cereus tetazo F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.
Cereus tetazo Weber ex Coulter.
Cereus tetetzo F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.
Neobuxbaumia tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Backeb.
Pachycereus tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Ochot.
Pilocereus tetetzo (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Pilocereus tetetzo var. cristata F.A.C.Weber

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Redes campesinas “La yunta", CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Frank Sengpiel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.