Emory, W.H., Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers, made in 1846-1847 (1848)
Not. Milit. Reconn.

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(1848)

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(1890)

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Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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name cited:
Cereus giganteus Engelm.
name recognized:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
name recognized (basionym):
Cereus giganteus Engelm.

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Cactoideae
tribe: Cereeae

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epithet: giganteus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=63589

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cereus giganteus Engelm.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Pilocereus engelmannii Lemaire; Pilocereus giganteus Rumpler;