Selenicereus trigonus

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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

Synonyms edit

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 edit

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, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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