Selenicereus pteranthus

Selenicereus pteranthus

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
Sectio: S. sect. Selenicereus
Species: Selenicereus pteranthus
Formae: Selenicereus pteranthus f. macdonaldeae  - Selenicereus pteranthus f. pteranthus

Name

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Selenicereus pteranthus (Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 431 (1909).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cereus pteranthus Link & Otto, Allg. Gartenz. 2: 209 (1834)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cereus nothus hort. Gruson, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 4: 173 (1894), nom. inval.
    • Cereus nycticallus Link, Ver. Bef. Gartenb. 10: 372 (1834)
    • Cereus nycticallus gracilior Haage in Först., Handb. Kakt. 143 (1846), nom. inval.
    • Cereus nycticallus viridior Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck 1849. 51. 216 (1850).
    • Cereus peanii Beguin in Rebut, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 4: 173 (1894), nom. inval.
    • Cereus vaupelii Weing. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 106. (1912)
    • Selenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger, Kakteen: 114. (1929)
    • Selenicereus pteranthus var. gracilior (Haage) Diguet, Cact. Utiles Mex. 216 (1928)
    • Selenicereus pteranthus var. viridior (Salm-Dyck) Diguet, Cact. Utiles Mex. 216 (1928)

Hybrid(s)

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S. × callianthus

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast
    • Introduced into:
      • Florida, Honduras, Leeward Is., Panamá, Puerto Rico

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Princess of the Night
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