Selenicereus spinulosus

Selenicereus spinulosus

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 spinulosus

Name

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Selenicereus spinulosus (DC.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: 43 (1909).

    • Type (designated by Doweld, A.B. 2002: 421): Mexico. Tamaulipas: 14 miles east of El Salto, 4 March 1969, Harmon 1347 (UMO-92557)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cereus spinulosus DC., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 17: 177 (1828).
  • Homotypic
    • Mediocactus spinulosus (DC.) Doweld, Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 42 (2002).
  • Heterotypic
    • Selenicereus pseudospinulosus Weingart, Monat. Beutsch. Kakt. Ges. 2: 255 (1931).
    • Selenicereus pseudospinulosus Weing. in Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 3: 255. 1931, nom. nud., syn. sec. Korotkova & al. 2017

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Texas

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: Spiny Moon Cereus, Vine-like Moonlight Cactus
español: Pitayita-nocturna espinosa
svenska: Småtaggig nattkaktus


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