Synonyms: Cactus speciosissimus var. lateritius; Cactus speciosus; Cactus speciosus var. grandiflorus; Cereus formosus; Cereus jenkinsonii; Cereus jenkinsonii var. verus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. albiflorus; Cereus speciosissimus var. aurantiacus; Cereus speciosissimus var. blindii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. bodii; Cereus speciosissimus var. bollwillerianus; Cereus speciosissimus var. bowtrianus; Cereus speciosissimus var. coccineus; Cereus speciosissimus var. colmariensis (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. curtisii; Cereus speciosissimus var. danielsii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. devauxii; Cereus speciosissimus var. edesii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. elegans (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. eugenia; Cereus speciosissimus var. finkii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. gebvillerianus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. gloriosus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. grandiflorus; Cereus speciosissimus var. guillardieri; Cereus speciosissimus var. hansii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. hitchensii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. hoveyi; Cereus speciosissimus var. ignescens; Cereus speciosissimus var. jenkinsonii; Cereus speciosissimus var. kampmannii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. kiardii; Cereus speciosissimus var. kobii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. lateritius; Cereus speciosissimus var. latifrons (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. longipes; Cereus speciosissimus var. lothii; Cereus speciosissimus var. loudonii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. macqueanus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. maelenii; Cereus speciosissimus var. maurantianus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. merckii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. mexicanus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. mittleri (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. muhlhausianus (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. peacocki; Cereus speciosissimus var. peintneri (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. rintzii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. roidii; Cereus speciosissimus var. sarniensis; Cereus speciosissimus var. seidelii (homotypic); Cereus speciosissimus var. seitzii; Cereus speciosissimus var. selloii; Cereus speciosissimus var. smithii; Cereus speciosissimus var. superbus; Cereus speciosissimus var. suwaroffi; Cereus speciosissimus var. triumphans; Cereus speciosissimus var. unduliflorus; Cereus speciosissimus var. vandesii; Cereus speciosissimus var. vitellinus; Cereus speciosus (homotypic); Cereus speciosus var. coccineus; Cereus superbus; Heliocereus schrankii var. elegantissimus; Heliocereus speciosus var. amecamensis; Heliocereus speciosus var. elegantissimus; Heliocereus speciosus var. superbus; Heliocereus superbus