Cereus mortensenii

Taxonavigation

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
Species: Cereus mortensenii

Name

Cereus mortensenii (Croizat) D.R.Hunt & N.P.Taylor, Bradleya 9: 85. 1991.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pilocereus mortensenii Croizat, Noved. Ci., Ser. Bot. 1: 3(-4). 1950.

• Homotypic
  • Praepilosocereus mortensenii (Croizat) Guiggi, Cactology 2: 19. 2010.
  • Pilosocereus mortensenii (Croizat) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2450. 1960.
  • Subpilocereus mortensenii (Croizat) Trujillo & Marisela Ponce, Ernstia 47: 28. 1988.
• Heterotypic
  • Pilosocereus gruberi Schatzl & H.Till, Kakteen And. Sukk. 33(1): 9 (1982). 1981.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America NW. Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. & Taylor, N.P. 1991: Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 9: 85.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Cereus mortensenii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cereus mortensenii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cereus mortensenii. Published online. Accessed: Nov 29 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cereus mortensenii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cereus mortensenii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 29. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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