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Cereus repandus

Cereus repandus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8 5 1768. (Syn: Acanthocereus horribarbis (Salm-Dyck) Borg; Cactus peruvianus L.; Cactus repandus L.; Cephalocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Borg; Cephalocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) Borg; Cereus atroviridis Backeb.; Cereus gracilis Haw. [Illegitimate]; Cereus grenadensis Britton & Rose; Cereus lanuginosus Mill.; Cereus margaritensis J.R.Johnst.; Cereus peruvianus (L.) Mill.; Cereus remolinensis Backeb.; Cereus russelianus Salm-Dyck; Pilocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb.; Pilocereus fricii Backeb.; Pilocereus repandus (L.) Schumann in Engl. & Prantl.; Pilocereus swartzii K.Schum. (Unresolved); Piptanthocereus peruvianus Riccob. (Unresolved); Stenocereus peruvianus R. Kiesling; Subpilocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb. (Unresolved); Subpilocereus grenadensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Subpilocereus margaritensis (J.R. Johnst.) Backeb.; Subpilocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) Backeb. (Unresolved); Subpilocereus repandus (L.) Backeb.);
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S. Caribbean, Venezuela to Colombia: Aruba, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.; introduced into: Dominican Republic as per POWO;
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Cereus peruvianus from elleflorist Nursery Karnal Haryana
pls validate

Cereus hexagonus (L.) Mill.

Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus peruvianus, Cereus pterogonus) as per details herein.
Only Cereus peruvianus have distribution in the area (earlier Haryana was part of Punjab only).

So I take it as Cereus peruvianus
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Cereus repandus (?) from Assam KD 01, Aug ‘2025: 6 images.
Attached images appear to be Cereus repandus (L.) Mill.from Assam. Please validate.

Date : 21.08.2025
Location: Assam
Family : Cactaceae
Genus & species : Cereus repandus (?)
Habit :   Shrubs, Hedge plant

Looks good. Cultivated ??

Planted as hedge plant.

Only the following species of Cereus are listed in India Flora Online (Cereus hexagonus, Cereus peruvianus, Cereus pterogonus) as per details herein.
Only Cereus hexagonus have distribution in the nearby area.
So I take it as Cereus hexagonus
Not shown as introduced in India for Cereus repandus (L.) Mill. as per
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130627-1
compared to Cereus hexagonus:
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130283-1

There is occurrence of single species of Cereus i.e. Cereus repandus in Assam (according to Plantes Assam – Current Taxonomic version of the Vascular Plants of Assam by Prof. Sudhangshu Chowdhury). Also Flowering Plants of India – an Annotated Checklist, Dicotyledon Vol.1 (BSI) reported that Cereus repandus commonly grown almost throughout India, but Cereus hexagonus only found in UP.

Ok. Thanks for more clarity.

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References:
POWO  India Flora Online
Updated on September 10, 2025

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