Peniocereus greggii

Peniocereus greggii subsp. transmontanus

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: Peniocereus
Subgenus: P. subg. Peniocereus
Species: Peniocereus greggii
Subspecies: P. g. subsp. greggii – P. g. subsp. transmontanus

Name

Peniocereus greggii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, (1909).

Note

The specific epithet honors the American cactus collector Josiah Gregg (1806–1850).

Synonyms

• Cereus greggii Engelm., Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 102. 1848 syn. sec. ???
• Peniocereus greggii subsp. greggii syn. sec. ???
  • Cereus pottsii Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 208. 1850 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cereus greggii var. cismontanus Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 287. 1856 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cereus greggii var. roseiflorus Kunze in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 172. 1910 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 12: 428.

Additional references

• Hunt, D.R. (1991) Bradleya 9: 89.
• 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. Peniocereus greggii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peniocereus greggii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Peniocereus greggii. Published online. Accessed: Dec 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Peniocereus greggii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Peniocereus greggii. 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 19. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peniocereus greggii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Arizona Queen of the Night, Deer-Horn Cactus, Night-Blooming Cereus, Sweet Potato Cactus
español: Reina de la Noche

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