| Name | Cereus caespitosus var. castaneus Engelmann |
| Authorship | Engelmann |
| Rank | Variety |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Cereus caespitosus Engelmann |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1105121-2 |
| Citation | 1850 Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 203. Pl. Lindheim. pt. 2. |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Cereus caespitosus var. castaneus Engelmann |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |