Selenicereus trigonus

Selenicereus trigonus

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 trigonus

Name

Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova, Phytotaxa 327(1): 29. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus trigonus Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181. (1812) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
• Homotypic
  • Hylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff., Annual Rep. U.S. Natl. Mus. 1908: 553, 556. (1909) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
• Heterotypic
  • Cactus triqueter Haw., Misc. Nat.: 198. (1803)
  • Cereus triqueter Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 181. (1812)
  • Cereus napoleonis Graham, Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3458. (1836)
  • Hylocereus napoleonis (Graham) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429. (1909)
  • Cereus lanceanus Don, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 285. (1839)
  • Cereus inversus C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk.: 422. (1846)
  • Cereus plumieri Rol.-Goss., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 668. (1908) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
  • Hylocereus plumieri (Rol.-Goss.) Lourteig, Bradea 5(44): 406. (1991) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
  • Hylocereus antiguensis Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 2: 193. (1920) syn. sec.

Korotkova & al. (2017)
Note: The above is sensu Korotkova et al. (2021), but Govaerts et al. (2023) prefers this species to be in synonymy with Selenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017). This is a taxonomic opinion and WS can not take sides.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Korotkova, N., Borsch, T.H. & 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. 

Additional references

• 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

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Selenicereus trigonus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Selenicereus trigonus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus trigonus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus trigonus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

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