Selenicereus triangularis

Selenicereus triangularis

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 triangularis

Name

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Selenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)

  • Type: Ficoid. Americanum s. Cereus erectus cristatus foliis triangularibus profunde canaliculatis in Plukenet, Phytographia, t. 29, f. 3 (1691). Designated by: Doweld (2002).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Cactus triangularis L., Sp. Pl. 468 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Cereus triangularis (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 180 (1812)
    • Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429. (1909)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cactus triangularis foliaceus Jacq., Stirp. Amer. 152 (1763)
    • Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck 1849: 220 (1850)
    • Cereus compressus Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, No. 10 (1768)
    • Cereus venditus Paulsen, Journ. Bot. 56: 235 (1918)
    • Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 193 (1920) BHL.
    • Hylocereus cubensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 188. (1920) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
    • Cactus anizogonus Hort. Angl. ex Rümpler, Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 764 (1885), nom. inval.

Note: The above is sensu Korotkova, N. et al. (2021), however, Govaerts et al. (2023) prefer a wider synonymy including Selenicereus trigonus. This is a taxonomic opinion and WS can not take sides.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
    • Introduced into:
      • Canary Is., Panamá, Sicilia, St.Helena

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

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Königin der Nacht
English: queen-of-the-night
español: Pitahaya, pitaya amarilla
français: cierge liane
português: cardeiro-trepador
 
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