Selenicereus
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Sectiones:
S. sect. Cryptocereus –
S. sect. Selenicereus
Accepted Species:
S. alliodorus –
S. anthonyanus –
S. atropilosus –
S. calcaratus –
S. costaricensis –
S. dorschianus –
S. escuintlensis –
S. extensus –
S. glaber –
S. grandiflorus –
S. guatemalensis –
S. hamatus –
S. inermis –
S. megalanthus –
S. minutiflorus –
S. monacanthus –
S. murrillii –
S. nelsonii –
S. ocamponis –
S. plumieri –
S. pteranthus –
S. purpusii –
S. setaceus –
S. spinulosus –
S. stenopterus –
S. tonduzii –
S. triangularis –
S. tricae –
S. undatus –
S. vagans –
S. validus
Disputed Species:
S. brevispinus –
S. wercklei
Name
editSelenicereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909) emend. Korotkova et al. (2017)
- Type species: Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909).
Note: The two remaining disputed species are where CACO (2025), based upon Korotkova et al., (2017), differ from POWO (2025).
Synonyms
edit- Basionym
- Cereus subsect. Selenicereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 76 (1905).
- Homotypic
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Triangulares K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. 56 (1897).
- Cereus subg. Hylocereus A.Berger, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 72 (1905) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428 (1909) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Hylocereus sect. Hylocereus autonym
- Type: Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose
- Type: Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose
- Note: Now includes the horticulturally popular Hylocereus a range of attractive night flowering cacti and the Dragon Fruits.
- Cereus subg. Selenicereus (A.Berger) A.Berger, Kakteen: 6: 110 (1929).
- Heterotypic
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Extensi Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 65, 339 (1834).
- Type: Cereus extensus Salm-Dyck ex DC.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Serpentes Pfeiff. ex Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. 59, 77 (1839), p.p.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Radicantes Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 31 (1841).
- Cereus sect. Radicantes (Salm-Dyck) Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 278 (1843), p.p.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Divaricati Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck. 1841: 32 (1841).
- Cereaster F.Berge, Buch Welt: 90 (1842).
- Cladoblasia M.Ocampo, Periód. Soc. Filoiátrica México 1: 70 (1844).
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Rostrati K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 179 (1894).
- Type species: Cereus rostratus Lem.
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Principales K.Schum., Gesamtb. Kakt. (1): 55 (Feb) (1897).
- Werckleocereus Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 432 (1909) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Type: Werckleocereus tonduzii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Mediocactus Britton & Rose pro parte, excl. the type, Cactaceae 2: 210 (1920) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Cereus subg. Mediocactus (Britton & Rose) A.Berger, Kakteen 6: 118 (1929).
- Type: Mediocactus coccineus (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Wilmattea Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 195 (1920) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017
- Type: Wilmattea minutiflora (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
- Cereus [infragen.gruppe] Testudines Vaupel in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 21: 640, 642 (1925).
- Mediocereus Frič & Kreuz., Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Revision Syst. Kakteen 19 (1935), nom. superfl.
- Cryptocereus Alexander, Cact. Succ. J. Los Angeles 22: 164 (1950).
- Type: Cryptocereus anthonyanus Alexander
- Selenicereus sect. Salm-dyckia D.R.Hunt, Bradleya 7: 91 (1989).
- Hylocereus sect. Salm-dyckia (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 21: 12 (2006).
- Type: Hylocereus setaceus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Ralf Bauer
- Hylocereus sect. Salm-dyckia (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 21: 12 (2006).
- Chiapasophyllum Doweld, Tsukkulenty 4: 43 (2001 publ. 2002).
- Cereus [infragen.unranked] Extensi Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck. 65, 339 (1834).
Distribution
editNative distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
editPrimary references
editAdditional references
edit- Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page.
- Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, B.E., Guevara, R., Angulo, D.F., Ruiz-Domínguez, C. & Sosa, V. 2022. Ecological niches, endemism and conservation of the species in Selenicereus (Hylocereeae, Cactaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany 45(3): 1149–1160. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-022-00818-z ResearchGate Reference page.
- Korotkova, N., Borsch, T. & Arias, S., 2017. A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera. Phytotaxa 327(1): 1–46. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.
- 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
edit- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Selenicereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 13. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Selenicereus. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2025. Reference page.
- Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Selenicereus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 13. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Selenicereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. Selenicereus. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 13. Reference page.
- WFO Plant List 2025. Selenicereus. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2025.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Selenicereus. Accessed: 2025 January 06.
- Selenicereus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
edit- مصرى: شمعيه قمريه
- العربية: شمعية قمرية
- English: Moonlight Cacti
- español: Cactus de la luna llena
- eesti: Kuukaktus
- فارسی: سلنیسرئوس
- suomi: Yökaktukset
- français: Cierge de Sélène
- 한국어: 달빛선인장속
- lietuvių: Naktenis
- മലയാളം: നിശാപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ
- norsk bokmål: Nattkaktus
- русский: Царица ночи (Принцесса ночи)
- svenska: Nattkaktussläktet
- українська: Селеніцереус
- 中文: 蛇鞭柱属