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Apple cactus

Cereus repandus (L.) Mill.

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cereus

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Apple cactus (Cereus repandus)
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Common names

By language (11)
Arabic
شمعية متموجة الحواف
arz
شمعيه عسماء
Chinese
秘鲁天轮柱, 六角柱
English
Apple cactus
French
Cierge du Pérou
Hebrew
קובו
Indonesian
Kaktus gada
Lithuanian
Venesuelinis stulpenis
pap
Kadushi
Spanish
Cadushi
Turkish
Peru Elma Kaktüsü

Synonyms

  • Cactus peruvianus L.
  • Cactus repandus L.
  • Cephalocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Borg
  • Cephalocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) Borg
  • Cereus atroviridis Backeb.
  • Cereus decandollei Pfeiff. ex C.F.Först.
  • Cereus decandollii Pfeiff. ex C.F.Först.
  • Cereus grenadensis Britton & Rose
  • Cereus hermannianus Suringar
  • Cereus margaritensis J.R.Johnst.
  • Cereus peruvianus (L.) Mill.
  • Cereus peruvianus var. brasiliensis C.F.Först.
  • Cereus peruvianus var. cristatus Graebener
  • Cereus remolinensis Backeb.
  • Cereus repandus var. laetevirens Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus russelianus Salm-Dyck
  • Cereus spinosissimus C.F.Först.
  • Cereus tinei Tod.
  • Pilocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb.
  • Pilocereus fricii Backeb.
  • Pilocereus repandus (L.) K.Schum.
  • Pilocereus russelianus subsp. margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Croizat
  • Piptanthocereus peruvianus (L.) Riccob.
  • Stenocereus peruvianus (Mill.) R.Kiesling
  • Subpilocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus grenadensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus repandus (L.) Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus repandus var. weberi Backeb.
  • Subpilocereus russelianus var. margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Backeb.

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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.