Espostoopsis dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Buxb. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Espostoopsis dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Buxb.

Summary

Genus:

Espostoopsis

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Cactoideae

Tribe:

Trichocereeae

Nomen number:

410710

Place of publication:

Kakteen 38/39: Gen. CVa. 1968

Verified:

05/09/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cereus dybowskii Rol.-Goss.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Austrocephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Backeb.
Cephalocereus dybowskii (Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose

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Conservation Status

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Hunt, D. CITES Cactaceae checklist. 1992
Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. Cacti of eastern Brazil. 2004

Common names

English
cabega –
Portuguese
cabeça-branca –
cabeça-de-velho –
homem-velho –
mandacaru-de-penacho –
Swedish
ullbuskkaktus –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia
2	Cultivated

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410710. Accessed 5 November 2026.