Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus

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: Hylocereeae
Genus: Disocactus
Subgenus: D. subg. Ackermannia
Species: Disocactus speciosus
Subspecies: D. s. subsp. speciosus

Name

Disocactus speciosus (Cav.) Barthlott subsp. speciosus autonym

Synonyms

Heliocereus speciosus subsp. speciosus syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Cactus speciosissimus Desf. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 193. 1817 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Cereus speciosissimus (Desf.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 171. 1826 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019) [is earlier homonym of Cereus speciosissimus (Desf.) DC. 1828]
Cereus speciosissimus (Desf.) DC., Prodr. 3: 468. 1828, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Berendsohn 20201 [non Cereus speciosissimus (Desf.) Sweet 1826]
Heliocereus speciosissimus (Desf.) Y.Itô, Cacti, ed. 2: 146. 1952 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Cereus schrankii Zucc. ex Seitz in Allg. Gartenzeitung 2: 244. 1834 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii (Zucc. ex Seitz) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 434. 1909 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Disocactus schrankii (Zucc. ex Seitz) Barthlott in Bradleya 9: 87. 1991 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii subsp. schrankii syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Cereus coccineus Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 122. 1837 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus coccineus Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433. 1909 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus elegantissimus Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 127. 1920, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Cereus elegantissimus A.Berger, Kakteen: 131. 1929, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii var. elegantissimus (Britton & Rose) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2121. 1960 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
Heliocereus speciosus var. elegantissimus (Britton & Rose) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 3232. 1960 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Cereus superbus Ehrenb. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 4: 324. 1846 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus superbus (Ehrenb.) A.Berger, Kakteen: 131, 341. 1929 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus speciosus var. superbus (Ehrenb.) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2120. 1960 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Cereus amecamensis Heese in Rother, Prakt. Ratgeber Obst-Gartenbau 11: 442. 1896 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus amecamensis (Heese) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 433. 1909 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Cereus speciosus var. amecamensis (Heese) Weing. in Berger, Kakteen: 131. 1929 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus speciosus var. amecamensis (Heese) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 47. 1974 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Disocactus speciosus f. amecamensis (Heese) Barthlott in Bradleya 9: 87. 1991 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus speciosus subsp. amecamensis (Heese) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 41. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus speciosus var. amecamensis (Heese) Weing. in Berger, Kakteen: 131. 1929 syn. sec. Tropicos: 21 feb 2021
- Heliocereus speciosus subsp. amecamensis (Heese) U.Guzmán in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17. 2003, nom. inval., syn. sec. Cruz & al. 20165
- Cereus amecaensis Heese, Hesdörffers Monatsh. Blumen-Gartenfr. 1: 317. 1897 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Cereus ruber Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 15: 22. 1905 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
- Cereus serratus Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 185. 1912 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus serratus (Weing.) Borg, Cacti, ed. 2: 176. 1951 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus speciosus var. serratus (Weing.) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2121. 1960 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Heliocereus elegantissimus var. helenae Scheinvar in Phytologia 49: 317. 1981 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii var. helenae (Scheinvar) Kimnach in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 68: 217. 1996 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus elegantissimus subsp. helenae (Scheinvar) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 41. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii subsp. helenae (Scheinvar) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4: 42. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
- Heliocereus luzmariae Scheinvar in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 57: 268. 1985 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii subsp. luzmariae (Scheinvar) U.Guzmán in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
- Heliocereus elegantissimus var. stenopetalus Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & Gama in Cact. Suc. Mex. 37: 72. 1992 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii var. stenopetalus (Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & Gama) Kimnach in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 68: 217. 1996 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus elegantissimus subsp. stenopetalus (Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & Gama) Doweld in Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 41. 2002 ["2001"] syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus schrankii subsp. stenopetalus (Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & Gama) U.Guzmán in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17. 2003 syn. sec. Cruz & al. 2016
Heliocereus elegantissimus var. stenopetalum Bravo ex S.Arias, U.Guzmán & Gama in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 37(3): 72. 1992 syn. sec. The Plant List v. 1.1 2013

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Barthlott, W.A., 1991. Bradleya; Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. Botley 9:87.

Additional references

Anderson, E. F. 2001. The Cactus Family (Timber Press) ISBN 0-88192-498-9
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. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 22 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus. 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 Dec 22. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Disocactus speciosus subsp. speciosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: sun cereus
español: nopalillo, pitajaya de cerro, santa marta
svenska: solkaktus

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