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*Cereus hexagonus (Linnaeus) P. Miller. Giant Club Cactus, Lady-of-the-night Cactus. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Disturbed areas in Florida scrub and s. Texas scrub. Dist: Native of n. South America and s. West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Taxonomy Comments: Taylor et al. (2023) and Taylor & Zappi (2019) discussed the likely future division of C. hexagonus into 2 or possibly more species.
Synonymy: = K4; = n/a – FNA4; >< Cereus repandus – K3, WH3, misapplied
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