Cereus insularis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Cereus
Subgenus: C. subg. Cereus
Species: Cereus insularis

Name edit

Cereus insularis Hemsl. (1884)

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Monvillea insularis (Hemsl.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 23. 1920.
  • Heterotypic
    • Cereus ridleii Andrade-Lima ex Backeb., Cactac. Handb. Kakteenk. 4: 2352. 1960.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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العربية: شمعية جزرية
فارسی: اسپندار جزیرهای
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