⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2653736, with some changes.

Arthrocereus melanurus (K.Schum.) Diers, P.Br. & Esteves is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Arthrocereus (family Cactaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Kakteen And. Sukk. 38: 314 1987.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272713-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Arthrocereus melanurus var. estevesii Diers & P.Br.	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Arthrocereus melanurus subsp. estevesii (Diels & P.J.Braun) P.J.Braun & Esteves	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Arthrocereus melanurus subsp. mello-barretoi (Backeb. & Voll) P.J.Braun & Esteves	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Arthrocereus mello-barretoi Backeb. & Voll	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Cereus melanurus K.Schum.	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Leocereus melanurus (K. Schum.) Britton & Rose	Synonym		TRO