Cactaceae
Oreocereus celsianus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Oreocereus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 山翁柱, 武烈柱, 狮子锦, 白恐龙, 红映柱, 黄恐龙
- Thai
- เฒ่าทะเลทราย
Synonyms
- Borzicactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Kimnach
- Cereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Mottet
- Cereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt
- Cereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) A.Berger
- Cereus fossulatus Backeb.
- Cleistocactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) F.A.C.Weber
- Cleistocactus tupizensis (Vaupel) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Echinopsis celsiana (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Anceschi & Magli
- Oreocereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Backeb.
- Oreocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Borg
- Oreocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex Riccob.
- Oreocereus fossulatus var. gracilior (K.Schum.) Backeb.
- Oreocereus fossulatus var. lanuginosior (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) W.T.Marshall
- Oreocereus fossulatus var. rubrispinus F.Ritter
- Oreocereus maximus Backeb.
- Oreocereus neocelsianus Backeb.
- Oreocereus neocelsianus var. ruficeps Y.Itô
- Oreocereus neocelsianus var. villosissimus Y.Itô
- Pilocereus bruennowii J.N.Haage ex Rümpler
- Pilocereus brunnovianus Moerder
- Pilocereus brunnowianus Moerder
- Pilocereus brunnowii F.Haage ex Nichols.
- Pilocereus celsianus Lem. ex Salm-Dyck
- Pilocereus celsianus f. auratus K.Schum.
- Pilocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) K.Schum.
- Pilocereus celsianus var. foveolatus (Labour. ex Lem.) Schelle
- Pilocereus celsianus var. gracilior K.Schum.
- Pilocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.
- Pilocereus celsianus var. williamsii (Lem.) K.Schum.
- Pilocereus foveolatus Labour. ex Lem.
- Pilocereus kanzleri J.N.Haage ex Rümpler
- Pilocereus williamsii Scheidw. ex C.F.Först.
- Pilocereus williamsii Lem.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mateo Tapia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lon Brehmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mateo Tapia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Humber Alberto, 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.