Cactaceae

Cereus phatnospermus K.Schum.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus

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Cereus phatnospermus (Cereus phatnospermus) — FlowerPhoto: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 残雪, 残雪柱
Spanish: Nujnangá

Synonyms

Cereus kroeneinii (R.Kiesling) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Cereus kroenleinii N.P.Taylor
Cereus phatnospermus subsp. kroenleinii (N.P.Taylor) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Monvillea kroenleinii R.Kiesling
Monvillea phatnosperma (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
Monvillea phatnosperma subsp. kroenleinii (N.P.Taylor) Lodé
Monvillea phatnosperma var. arenasii Oakley & R.Kiesling

Flowers

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Celso Lago-Paiva, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Celso Lago-Paiva, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: EddieEstevesPereira, 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.