Stenocereus beneckei

Stenocereus beneckei

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: Echinocereeae
Genus: Stenocereus
Species: Stenocereus beneckei

Name

• Stenocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) A.Berger & Buxb., 1961

Note

The specific epithet honors the Berlin-based trader Stephan (Etienne) Benecke (1808–1879), who emigrated to Mexico, where he was the German consul of Mexico and in 1875 founded the Camara Nacional de Comercio.

Synonyms

• Cereus beneckei Ehrenb. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 835. 1844 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Piptanthocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Riccob. in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 8: 226. 1909 syn. sec. Hunt 2006
• Lemaireocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 273–274, f. 247. 1923 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Hertrichocereus beneckei (Ehrenb.) Backeb. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 120. 1951 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Rathbunia beneckei (Ehrenb.) P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Cereus farinosus Haage ex Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 13: 355. 1845 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
• Cereus beneckei var. farinosus (Haage ex Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 48. 1850 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Echinocactus farinosus C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk.: 396. 1846 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Rathbunia beneckei f. cristatus P.V.Heath in Calyx 2: 103. 1992 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Stenocereus beneckei f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath in Calyx 5: 100. 1996 syn. sec. ???

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Central & SW. Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Berger, A. & Buxbaum, F. (1961) Bot. Stud. 12: 99.

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. Stenocereus beneckei in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. Published online. Accessed: Dec 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Stenocereus beneckei. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 19. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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