Nyctocereus serpentinus

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Nyctocereus serpentinus var. serpentinus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Echinocereeae
Genus: Nyctocereus
Species: Nyctocereus serpentinus

Name

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Nyctocereus serpentinus (Lag.) Britton & Rose, (1909).

Synonyms

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  • Cactus serpentinus Lag. & Rodr. in Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 261. 1801 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
  • Cereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) DC., Prodr. 3: 467. 1828 syn. sec. Arias 2021
  • Echinocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) Lem., Cactées: 57. 1868 syn. sec. Arias 2021
  • Peniocereus serpentinus (Lag. & Rodr.) N.P.Taylor in Bradleya 5: 93. 1987 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
    • Cactus ambiguus Bonpl., Descr. Pl. Malmaison: 90. 1813 syn. sec. Candolle 1828
  • Cereus ambiguus (Bonpl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 467. 1828 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Nyctocereus serpentinus var. ambiguus (Bonpl.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Cereus serpentinus var. splendens Salm-Dyck ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 79. 1839 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
  • Echinocereus splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Lem., Cactées: 57. 1868 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
  • Nyctocereus serpentinus var. splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Nyctocereus serpentinus subsp. splendens (Salm-Dyck ex Lem.) Scheinvar in Schumannia 5: 141. 2008 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
    • Cereus splendens Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 214. 1850 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
    • Cereus kalbreyerianus Wercklé in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 38. 1907 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Nyctocereus kalbreyerianus (Werckle) Croizat in Caldasia 2: 347. 1944 syn. sec. ???
    • Nyctocereus serpentinus var. strictior Borg, Cacti, ed. 1: 131. 1937 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Nyctocereus serpentinus var. pietatis Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 116. 1972 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
  • Peniocereus serpentinus subsp. pietatis (Bravo) Scheinvar, Fl. Cactológ. Est. Querétaro: 177. 2004 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Nyctocereus castellanosii Scheinvar in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 47–53: 165. 1976–1982 syn. sec. Arias & Aquino 2019
  • Peniocereus castellanosii (Scheinvar) Scheinvar, Fl. Cactológ. Est. Querétaro: 178. 2004 syn. sec. Tropicos

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
    • Introduced into:
      • KwaZulu-Natal, New South Wales, Queensland

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

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Mexican night-bloom cereus, snake cactus, serpent cactus
español: Junco Espinoso, Pitahiyita, Reina de la Noche
svenska: vit stavkaktus
українська: Ніктоцереус змієподібний
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