Stenocereus (A. Berger) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 253. 1909 sec. Hunt & al. 2006
- ≡Cereus subg. Stenocereus A. Berger in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 66. 1905 syn. sec. Bravo-Hollis 1978
- =Rathbunia Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 414. 1909 syn. sec. Hunt & al. 2006
- =Machaerocereus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 114. 1920 syn. sec. Hunt & al. 2006
- =Ritterocereus Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1941: 76. 1942 syn. sec. Hunt & al. 2006
- =Hertrichocereus Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 22: 153. 1950 syn. sec. Hunt & al. 2006
- =Glandulicereus Guiggi in Cactology 3: 6. 2012 syn. sec. Guiggi 2012
- =Griseocactus Guiggi in Cactology 3(Suppl.): 1. 2012 syn. sec. Guiggi 2012
- =Griseocereus Guiggi in Cactology 3: 7. 2012 syn. sec. Guiggi 2012
- =Neogriseocereus Guiggi in Cactology 3(Suppl. 4): 1. 2013 syn. sec. Guiggi 2013