Cephalocereus fulviceps

Cephalocereus fulviceps (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) H.E.Moore is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.¹

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cephalocereus.¹²

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXS, MEXICO, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXCME, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXSGR, MXCTL, MXSNA, MXCMO, MXC_DF, MXC; Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca).¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent tree, desert or dry shrubland.¹

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

1. Plants of the World Online. "Cephalocereus fulviceps (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) H.E.Moore". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52147-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cephalocereus fulviceps". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3958145 ↩