Stenocereus thurberi

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, 2nd 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

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