Cephalocereus macrocephalus

Cephalocereus macrocephalus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. 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 MXCPU, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXCDF, MEXICO, MXC, MXC_MO; 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 macrocephalus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52164-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cephalocereus macrocephalus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3957888 ↩