Selenicereus triangularis

Selenicereus triangularis

Taxonavigation

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

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

• Basionym
  • Cactus triangularis L., Sp. Pl. 468 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cereus triangularis (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. Cereus n. 9 [308] (1768).
  • Cactus triqueter Haw., Misc. Nat.: 189 (1803).
    • Cereus triqueter (Haw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181 (1812).
  • Cereus trigonus Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181 (1812), syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017).
    • Hylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff., Annual Rep. U.S. Natl. Mus. 1908: 553, 556 (1909), syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017).
    • Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova, Phytotaxa 327(1): 29 (2017).
  • Cactus triqueter Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 33 (1814), isonym, nom. illeg.
  • Cactus triangularis Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 206 (1829), isonym, sensu auct.
  • Cereaster triangularis (L.) F.Berge, Buch Welt: 90 (1842).
  • Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Cactus triangularis var. aphyllus Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 152 (1763).
  • Cactus triangularis var. foliaceus Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 152 (1763).
  • Cereus compressus Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8, No. 10 (1768).
    • Hylocereus compressus (Mill.) Y.Itô, Cactaceae 122 (1981), nom. inval.
  • Cereus trigonus var. quadrangularis Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181 (1812).
  • Cactus triangularis var. variegatus Bertol., Giorn. Arcadico Sci. 29: 342 (1826)
  • Cereus triangularis var. major DC., Prodr. 3: 468 (1828).
  • Cereus triangularis var. pictus DC., Prodr. 3: 468 (1828).
  • Cereus napoleonis Graham, Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3458 (1836).
    • Cactus napoleonis (Graham) Loudon, Encycl. Pl., Suppl. 1: 1202 (1840), nom. nud.
    • Hylocereus napoleonis (Graham) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429 (1909).
  • Cereus lanceanus J.Forbes, J. Hort. Tour Germany: 156 (1837).
  • Cereus lanceanus G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3:. 285, (1839), isonym.
  • Cereaster triangularis var. variegatus F.Berge, Buch Welt: 90 (1842).
  • Cereus inversus C.F.Först., Handb. Cakteenk.: 422 (1846).
  • Cereus inversus Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2: 52 (1850), isonym.
  • Cereus anizogonus Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 2: 52 (1850).
    • Cactus anizogonus (Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först. Handb. Cakteenk., ed. 2: 764 (1885), nom. inval.
  • Cereus venditus Paulsen, Journ. Bot. 56: 235 (1918).
  • Hylocereus cubensis Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 188 (1920), syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017).
  • Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 193 (1920), syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017).
  • Cereus pomifer Weing., Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 70 (1927).
    

Note: CACO (2021) still segregates Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova, Phytotaxa 327(1): 29 (2017), as a separate species, but all other rapidly updating sources favour the synonymy above.

Distribution

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

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. 2017. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 36: 35.

Additional references

• Doweld, A.B. 2002. Типификация видов рода Hylocereus (Hylocereeae–Cactaceae) [A typification of the species of Hylocereus (Hylocereeae–Cactaceae)]. Turczaninowia 5(1): 11–16 (in Russian). PDF 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Selenicereus triangularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus triangularis. Published online. Accessed: 12 March 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus triangularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 November 2021. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Selenicereus triangularis in The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 13.0 of 16 May 2024. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R.E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam, Netherlands. DOI: 10.48580/dgqdn-4nz Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 31 Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Selenicereus triangularis. Accessed: 31 May 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Selenicereus triangularis. Accessed: 2025 May 31.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Selenicereus triangularis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 31. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Königin der Nacht
• English: Queen of the Night
• español: Pitahaya amarilla
• français: Cierge liane
• 한국어: 삼각주선인장
• português: Cardeiro-trepador
• 中文: 三角柱

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