Stenocereus heptagonus

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 heptagonus

Name

Stenocereus heptagonus (L.) Mottram, Cactician 3: 27. 2013.

Synonyms

Cactus heptagonus L., Sp. Pl.: 466. 1753 syn. sec. Alvarado-Sizzo & al. 2019
Cereus heptagonus (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Cereus No. 6. 1768 syn. sec. Arias 2021
- Cactus fimbriatus Lam., Encycl. 1(1): 539. 1783 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Cactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Descourt., Fl. Méd. Antilles 6: 160. 1828 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Cereus fimbriatus (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 3: 464. 1828 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Pilocereus fimbriatus Lem. in Rev. Hort. 1862: 427. 1862 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Harrisia fimbriata (Lam.) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 309. 1936 ["1935"] syn. sec. Arias 2021
Ritterocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Backeb., Cactaceae 4: 2183. 1960 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Stenocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Lourteig in Bradea 5(44): 408. 1991 syn. sec. Alvarado-Sizzo & al. 2019
Rathbunia fimbriata (Lam.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 104. 1992 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Griseocactus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. I): 1. 2012 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Griseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi in Cactology 3: 7. 2012 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Neogriseocereus fimbriatus (Lam.) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. IV): 1. 2013 syn. sec. Arias 2021
- Cactus hystrix Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 73. 1819 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Cactus hystrix Salm-Dyck, Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 7. 1822 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Cereus hystrix (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 7. 1822 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Echinocactus hystrix Haw. in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 116. 1830 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Lemaireocereus hystrix (Haw.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 425. 1909 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Ritterocereus hystrix (Haw.) Backeb. in Cactaceae (Berlin) 1943-1944: 17. 1944 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Stenocereus hystrix (Haw.) Buxb. in Bot. Stud. 12: 100. 1960 syn. sec. Alvarado-Sizzo & al. 2019
- Cereus grandispinus Haw. in Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 9: 109. 1830 syn. sec. Arias 2021
Pilocereus grandispinus (Haw.) Lem. in Rev. Hort. 1862: 427. 1861 syn. sec. Arias 2021
- Cereus olivaceus Lem., Rev. Hort. IV, 8: 643. 1859 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1920
- Cereus swartzii Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 301. 1861 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
Cephalocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 420. 1909 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019
Pilosocereus swartzii (Griseb.) Byles & G.D.Rowley in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 19: 69. 1957 syn. sec. Franck & al. 2019

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Mottram, R. (2013) Linnaean cactus legacy . The Cactician 3: 1–83 (27!).

Additional references

Buxbaum, F. 1961. Botanische Studien. Jena 12: 100.
Hunt, D., Taylor, N. & Charles, G. (ed.) 2006. The New Cactus Lexicon. Milborne Port. ISBN 0-9538134-4-4.
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 heptagonus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stenocereus heptagonus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stenocereus heptagonus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 20 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Stenocereus heptagonus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Stenocereus heptagonus. 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 20. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stenocereus heptagonus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Pitayo de Mayo

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