Cactaceae

Cereus insularis Hemsl.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus

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Cereus insularis (Cereus insularis) — FlowerPhoto: Кирилл, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: شمعية جزرية
arz: شمعيه جزريه
Persian: اسپندار جزیرهای

Synonyms

Cereus ridleii Andrade-Lima ex Backeb.
Monvillea insularis (Hemsl.) Britton & Rose

Flowers

In flower: May, August (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Кирилл, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Patrícia Hanate, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicola Crockford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.