Cactaceae
Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cleistocactus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 吉祥天, 吉祥管花柱, 绿花柱, 美眺柱
Synonyms
- Cereus baumannii var. smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum.
- Cereus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus (F.A.C.Weber) Rol.-Goss.
- Cereus colubrinus var. smaragdiflorus F.A.C.Weber
- Cereus smaragdiflorus F.A.C.Weber
- Cleistocactus azerensis Cárdenas
- Cleistocactus parapetiensis Cárdenas
- Cleistocactus rojoi Cárdenas
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus f. rojoi (Cárdenas) F.Ritter
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. flavispinus Borg
- Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus var. gracilior Backeb.
- Cleistocactus villamontesii Cárdenas
- Cleistocactus villamontesii var. longiflorior Backeb.
- Cleistocactus villamontesii var. longiflorior Backeb.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to November (from 53 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nelson Atencio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tomás Carranza Perales, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.