Selenicereus megalanthus

Selenicereus megalanthus
fruit with spines removed

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Species: Selenicereus megalanthus

Name

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Selenicereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran, Gentes Herbarum 8: 325 (1953).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Vaupel, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 284 (1913).
    • Lectotype (designated by Bauer 2003: 281): Peru. Huánuco: Tingo Marfa, valley of Río Huallaga, Johnson s.n. (US-2906780)
  • Homotypic
    • Mediocactus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 212, fig. 292. 1920.
    • Hylocereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 28 (2003).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia (introduced), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Gelbe Pitahaya
English: Yellow Pitahaya, yellow pitaya
español: Pitahaya amarilla
français: Pitaya jaune
русский: Гилоцереус крупноцветковый
svenska: gul pitahaya
 
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