Stenocereus thurberi

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: Stenocereus thurberi
Subspecies: S. t. subsp. littoralis – S. t. subsp. thurberi

Name

Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxb. (1961)

Note

The specific epithet thurberi honors George Thurber (1821–1890), the first collector of the species.

Synonyms

Cereus thurberi Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 17: 234–235. 1854 syn. sec. ???
Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 121. 1951 syn. sec. ???
Pilocereus thurberi Engelm. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 689. 1885 syn. sec. ???
Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12(10): 426. 1909 syn. sec. ???
Neolemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1943-1944: 10. 1944 syn. sec. ???
Rathbunia thurberi (Engelm.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2(3): 103. 1992 syn. sec. ???
Glandulicereus thurberi (Engelm.) Guiggi in Cactology 3: 7. 2012 syn. sec. ???
- Cereus thurberi var. monstrosus Dams in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 182. 1904 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
- Rathbunia thurberi f. cristata P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath in Calyx 5: 100. 1996 syn. sec. ???
- Rathbunia thurberi f. dichotoma P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Stenocereus thurberi f. dichotomus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath in Calyx 5: 100. 1996 syn. sec. ???

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Central USA S. Arizona Regional: Mexico N. Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Buxbaum, F., 1961. Bot. Stud. 12: 101.

Additional references

Guiggi, A. 2012. Cactology 3: 7.
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. Stenocereus thurberi in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stenocereus thurberi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stenocereus thurberi. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Stenocereus thurberi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Stenocereus thurberi. 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 16. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stenocereus thurberi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Orgelpfeifenkaktus
English: Organ Pipe Cactus
español: Pitahaya Dulce
Lëtzebuergesch: Uergelpäifekaktus
Nederlands: Orgelpijpcactus