Cephalocereus novus

Cephalocereus novus (P.V.Heath) M.H.J.van der Meer 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, MXSNA, MXSJA, MEXICO, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXSGR, MXSMI, MXS_OA; Mexico (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 novus (P.V.Heath) M.H.J.van der Meer". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77311956-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cephalocereus novus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/12282841 ↩